Fatih
Hilal - ages 13+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013
Danyael Sugawara / Short Narrative / Netherlands, The / 2012 / 15 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Dutch / Arabic, English subtitles / Gulf Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
In Competition
Ten-year-old Fatih lives with his mother and sisters. The only male in the house, he spends most of the time playing with them, never questioning gender roles, until his chauvinist Uncle Ahmet starts growing concerned, and decides to give his nephew some questionable life lessons about how real men are supposed to look and behave. But what does it really take to be a gentleman?
About the Director
Danyael Sugawara was born in in Sapporo. After graduating in Screenwriting from New York University, Danyael enrolled in the Netherlands Film & Television Academy in Amsterdam (NFTA). After graduating in 2004, he directed a TV movie, short films and his successful feature film "Upstream’ (2009).
Credits
- Director
- Danyael Sugawara
- Screenwriter
- Hassan Coscun, Danyael Sugawara
- Producer
- Felice Bakker
- Editor
- Dorith Vinken
- Music
- Paul M. van Brugge
- Cinematographer
- Ton Peters
- Sales Company
- Felice Bakker
- Production Company
- The Filmers
- Cast
- Omar Hamelynck, Cahit Olmez, Leyla Cimen, Ebru Genc, Margien van Doesen, Yasar Ustuner