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Fate
(Yazgi), by Zeki Demirkubuz, 2001, RT: 119 minutes, Color, Turkey, 35mm.
Synopsis
Musa is a middle-aged man who has largely given up on the idea of free will resigned to living without a sense of direction and designed course. As fate would have it, that course includes death, marriage and imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. Take the Camus’s “ennui”, the Bresson’s soul and the unwavering gaze of Kiarostami and you might get something like Zeki Demirkubuz's Fate. Screened in the 2001 edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the official selection’s ‘Un Certain Regard’.
Filmmaker's Biography
Born is Isparta in 1964. Demirkubuz is a graduate of the Istanbul University Department of Communications. He began his career as an assistant to director Zeki Okten. He followed his first film, Block C (C Blok), with Innocence (Masumiyet), The Third Page (Ucuncu Sayfa), Fate (Yazgi), Confession (Itiraf), and The Waiting Room (Bekleme Odasi). His works have mainly been based on original screenplays conceived and written by Demirkubuz himself. Demirkubuz first gained notice of film critics and international audiences with Innocence (Masumiyet), which was screened at numerous festivals and distributed in Turkey and Europe. This was followed by the successful reception of Fate (Yazgi) and Confession (Itiraf), which were both screened at Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Festivals and Awards
2002 Istanbul International Film Festival: Best Director. FIPRESCI Award: Best Film in National Competition; 2001 Antalya Film Festival. Third Prize for Best Film, Best director, Jury Special Award; 2001 Ankara Film Festival: Best Director, Best Supporting Actor; 2003 Edinburgh International Film Festival; 2003 Viennale International Film Festival.
Credits
Written and Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz (inspired from Albert Camus’ The Stranger).
Cast: Emrah Elçiboga, Engin Günaydin, Demir Karahan, Feridun Koc, Serdar Orcin, Zeynep Tokus
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