MY ONLY SUNSHINE

MY ONLY SUNSHINE

MY ONLY SUNSHINE, 2004

Turkey | 35mm, Color, 121’ | Turkish, English subtitles
Director: Reha Erdem
Cast: Elit İşcan, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Levent Yılmaz, Banu Fotocan

The fifth feature by Reha Erdem tells the growing pains of Hayat, a 14-year-old girl who lives with her father who owns a little fishing boat, and her bedridden grandfather. Hayat lives in a wooden shack on the mouth of a river running into the dangerously dark yet beautiful Bosphorus in Istanbul. Her father fishes on these dark waters in his small boat to make a living while also engaging in certain unlawful ventures. Hayat was born into this difficult, harsh, and unrelenting world but she clings to life. She does not lose her courage, endurance, and hope in the face of the injustices of the world

Past Programs
Cinema Lies at the Heart of Istanbul
September 25–October 2, 2014