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International Competition · 45th Edition

Ayse

Ayşe

Director

Necmi Sancak

Country

Türkiye

Runtime

1 h 16 min

Language

Turkish

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

Ayşe (47) lives with her brother Ridvan (38), who has down syndrome. When Ayşe receives a marriage proposal from an international truck driver who stops by the gas station where she works, she makes a choice between her destiny and her dreams.

Cast

Binnur Kaya, Menderes Samancilar, Ali Seçkiner Alici

Screenplay

Necmi Sancak, Ahmet Sancak, Binnur Kaya

Producers

Furkan Aksoy, Necmi Sancak

About the Director

Necmi Sancak was born in Istanbul in 1990. He attended film schools at Santa Monica College and California State Northridge in Los Angeles. After directing several short films, he founded one of the most significant Turkish film festivals abroad, the Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival. Before directing Ayse, he took part in films Dort Kose and Noah Land as a producer.

Screenings

Tue 19 Nov · 15:00 – 16:16 Opera House - Grand Hall
Thu 21 Nov · 16:00 – 17:16 Zamalek Cinema 1