BERZAH
2019 | GER | fiction | 1:1,85 | 25 min
On the hottest day of the year three different events merge to a story of powerlessness. A tourist exposed to heat in an all-inclusive hotel; a family father injured in his masculinity; and a packer who succumbs to a Sisyphean task while delivering a closet.
Three short events merge to a novel about powerlessness during summer season at the Turkish Aegean Sea, where overheating, shame and class conditions belong to the burden of everyday life in a deeply divided society.
Three short events merge to a novel about powerlessness during summer season at the Turkish Aegean Sea, where overheating, shame and class conditions belong to the burden of everyday life in a deeply divided society.
CREW
Written & Directed by Deren ErcenkCinematography: Paul Faltz
Sound: Armin Badde, Henning Hein, Tim Gorinski
Production Design: Ewa Zielinska
Executive Producer: Dolunay Gördüm
Co-Producer: Deren Ercenk
Producers: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay, Bastian Klügel, Claus Herzog-Reichel
STARRING
Lise Wolle
Dilara Raika Er
Altan Gördüm
Oktay Çağla
Ferhat Keskin
Halit Ruhat Yıldız
AWARDS
2021 - Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Winner, Best Film International
Winner, Best Film International
2020 - 66. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
Winner, Best Film - NRW Competition
Winner, Best Film - NRW Competition
2020 - Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis
Nominated, Best Shortfilm
Nominated, Best Shortfilm
Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung
Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll
Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll
FESTIVALS
66. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen23rd Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg – Deutscher Wettbewerb
An Ordinary Day Festival Stockholm
KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln
Internationale Festival der Filmhochschulen München 39½