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Silenced Tree

World Premiere: 2020 Istanbul Film Festival

Silenced Tree

Silenced Tree

Silenced Tree

by FAYSAL SOYSAL (TR/IR 2020118')

Drama

Synopsis 

Hayati is a small-town literature teacher and a one-hit-wonder author trying helplessly to hold onto his past: his failing marriage, his sick mother, a decaying walnut tree and the memory of his father. Instead of moving on with his life and taking control, he passively accepts its blows and is only interested in digging into the past, until one discovery forces him to confront his own weaknesses and answer the question: is standing idle while witnessing evil being done any less of a sin than doing it?

Credits

Written and directed by: Faysal Soysal
Cinematographer: Vedat Özdemir
Producer: Ali Noori Oskouei, Faysal Soysal
Cast: Serdar Orçin, Sezin Akbaşoğulları, Ali Mert Yavuzcan, Kübra Kip, Şebnem Dilligil et al.


Moscow International Film Festival
Beijing International Film Festival (Forward Future Competition)
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Istanbul Film Festival Best Film Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Actress Award (Ece Dizdar, Selen Uçer)
Filmfest Bremen Jury Award Literature
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland
Ankara International Film Festival Best Screenplay Award, Best Actress Award (Ece Dizdar, Selen Uçer)
PRIFEST - Prishtina International Film Festival
Torino Underground Film Festival - Best Film
Adana International Film Festival - Best Actor
Adana International Film Festival - Best Composer
Torino Underground Film Festival - Best Film
Balkan Panorama Film Festival - Best Film, Best Actor
Accessible Film Festival
Internationales Türkisches Film Festival Frankfurt