King Game
Özgür is the daughter of parents who, following the revolutionary struggle, took refuge in France after the coup detat of 1980. She was born and raised in Paris, having never visited Turkey. Her mot…
King Game
Özgür is the daughter of parents who, following the revolutionary struggle, took refuge in France after the coup detat of 1980. She was born and raised in Paris, having never visited Turkey. Her mother passed away when she was a child and Özgür is raised by her father.Özgür is a young woman who is seriously disconnected from life, a stranger to everything but mostly to herself. The story begins with the death of Hüseyin, Özgürs father, in Paris. A letter Hüseyin deeply effects her. She comes to stanbul with her fathers body. In Istanbul, she finds out that in order to bury her father, who is not a Turkish citizen after the coup, she should overcome almost impossible bureaucratic problems. These problems will force Özgür into a journey to Turkish bureaucracy, stanbul and herself. Firstly, she makes contact with her mothers relatives for help. They are open-minded anad humble people, who helped revolutionaries before the coup. However, they cannot help Özgür no matter how much they wish. Through these people in the slums, Özgür meets a young man named Ferhat who is also a member of the same lost generation created by the coup. Ferhat is deeply impressed by Özgürs story. He wants to help. She starts to come close with Ferhat a relation begins to form. Özgür strives to find all ways possible. However, they all prove to be unsuccessful. Eventually she gives up on burying her father in Turkey. Ferhat, though, doesnt let her give up. There is at least one more way: addressing to her fathers relatives. At first, Özgür does not want to ask for help from those people whom she does not know at all and who have no relations with her father; but it is a last resort and she accepts. The day Özgür and Ferhat visit her fathers relatives is the day when her uncle is having a grand religious circumcision ceremony for all his grandsons. However, there is one more surprise waiting for Özgür; her half-mad grandmother has protected her fathers house as it was when he fleed in 1980. After this, things develops in an unexpected way for both of them.
King Game
Comedy,Drama
Film Details
Özgür is the daughter of parents who, following the revolutionary struggle, took refuge in France after the coup detat of 1980. She was born and raised in Paris, having never visited Turkey. Her mother passed away when she was a child and Özgür is raised by her father.Özgür is a young woman who is seriously disconnected from life, a stranger to everything but mostly to herself.
The story begins with the death of Hüseyin, Özgürs father, in Paris. A letter Hüseyin deeply effects her. She comes to stanbul with her fathers body.
In Istanbul, she finds out that in order to bury her father, who is not a Turkish citizen after the coup, she should overcome almost impossible bureaucratic problems. These problems will force Özgür into a journey to Turkish bureaucracy, stanbul and herself. Firstly, she makes contact with her mothers relatives for help.
They are open-minded anad humble people, who helped revolutionaries before the coup. However, they cannot help Özgür no matter how much they wish. Through these people in the slums, Özgür meets a young man named Ferhat who is also a member of the same lost generation created by the coup.
Ferhat is deeply impressed by Özgürs story. He wants to help. She starts to come close with Ferhat a relation begins to form.
Özgür strives to find all ways possible. However, they all prove to be unsuccessful. Eventually she gives up on burying her father in Turkey.
Ferhat, though, doesnt let her give up. There is at least one more way: addressing to her fathers relatives. At first, Özgür does not want to ask for help from those people whom she does not know at all and who have no relations with her father; but it is a last resort and she accepts.
The day Özgür and Ferhat visit her fathers relatives is the day when her uncle is having a grand religious circumcision ceremony for all his grandsons. However, there is one more surprise waiting for Özgür; her half-mad grandmother has protected her fathers house as it was when he fleed in 1980. After this, things develops in an unexpected way for both of them..