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Short Film Competition · 45th Edition

Almost Certainly False

Neredeyse Kesinlikle Yanlış

Director

Cansu Baydar

Country

Türkiye

Language

Turkish, Arabic

Synopsis

Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother

Cast

Rahaf Armanazi, Isa Karatas, Büsra Albayrak, Ferhat Akgün, Ubey Gül, Dante Production:

Producers

Sinan Yusufoglu

About the Director

​Cansu Baydar is an Istanbul-based filmmaker.Baydar studied film at Bahçeşehir University. She has spent many years working as an assistant to directors and producers in the film industry. Her first short film, Neredeyse Kesinlikle Yanlış (Almost Certainly False), was selected for its premiere at the 81st La Biennale Venice International Film Festival, in the official Orizzonti Short Films Compet