60Th Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama Section

KOSMOS

60th Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama Section

IN CINEMAS JUNE 15th

Cert: 12A Running Time: 122 mins

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Kosmos, a profoundly imaginative cinematic journey by celebrated Tukish film director Reha Erdem, will open in UK cinemas on June 15.

Kosmos is a thief who works miracles. He appears as if from nowhere, on the outskirts of a snow swept timeless border town, to rescue a local boy from drowning in the river. He is hailed as a miracle worker and the town’s local men folk go out of their way to make him feel at home.

Kosmos is an unusual man. He doesn't appear to eat or sleep and scales trees with animal like ability. When it becomes clear that he would rather steal than work to repay the hospitality they have shown him, the locals soon start to tire of their most recent inhabitant. He ruffles some more feathers when he declares that he is looking for love, setting his sights on the beautiful sister of the boy he saved. He begins a bizarre animalistic courtship with the young woman, involving bird calling from trees and rooftops.

Despite being weary of Kosmos's bizarre behavior, they cannot fail but notice his special talent of curing the sick and many seek his magic powers. The villagers turn on him, however, when a young boy, who’s muteness he had cured, dies. Kosmos has no choice but to flee the town and head back in to the wilderness from where he came.

Turkish cinema has been on the rise over the past decade and Reha Erdem, alongside directors such as Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Fatih Akin, has been one of the main exponents of this new wave of cinema from Turkey. His previous films; Time And Winds and What Is A Human Anyway?, both won awards worldwide. Kosmos has followed in this tradition, winning awards both in Turkey and abroad. Reha Erdem Director, Scriptwriter

Filmography

Kosmos (director and scriptwriter) 2009 Hayat Var / My Only Sunshine (director and scriptwriter) 2008 Beş Vakit / Times and Winds (director and scriptwriter) 2006 Ekimde Hiç Bir Kere / Anytime in October (short Film) 2006 Korkuyorum Anne / Mommy, I’m Scared (director and co-writer) 2004 Kaç Para Kaç / Run for Money (director and scriptwriter) 1999 Deniz Türküsü / Song of the Sea (short film) 1995 A Ay / Oh Moon (director and scriptwriter) 1989 CAST & CREW

CREW Written and Directed by Reha Erdem Executive Producer Ömer Atay Co-producers Cemal Noyan, Kalinovi Brothers Director of Photography Florent Herry Sound Design & Edit Reha Erdem & Herve Guyader Art Director Ömer Atay

CAST KOSMOS Sermet Yeşil NEPTÜN Türkü Turan NEPTÜN’S FATHER Hakan Altuntaş TEACHER Sabahat Doğanyılmaz SISTER IN LAW Korel Kubilay İLHAN Akın Anlı

Year of production: 2009 Running Time: 122 minutes Screen Ratio: 2:35 cinemascope Sound: Dolby Digital AWARDS

4th Yeşilçam Awards (Annual Turkish Cinema Awards) Best Director, Best Editing

43th Siyad Awards (Turkish Cinema Critics Association) Best Film, Best Director, Best Director of Photography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction

26 th Haifa International Film Festival Best Film

Yerevan International Film Festival Best Film

46th Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Director of Photography, Special Jury Award for Sound Design