The Pain (film)

The Pain

Theatrical poster
Directed by Cemal Şan
Produced by Cemal Şan
Written by Cemal Şan
Starring Nesrin Javadzadeh
Erol Demiröz
Osman Şenel
Music by Nail Yurtsever
Cem Tuncer
Engin Arslan
Cinematography Cengiz Uzun
Edited by Şenol Şentürk
Production
company
San Film
Distributed by Cinegroup
Release dates
  • October 9, 2009
Running time
 104 minutes
Country Turkey
Language Turkish
Box office $27,488

The Pain (Turkish: Acı) is a 2009 Turkish drama film written, produced and directed by Cemal Şan, which looks at generation gaps through the story of an old man and his granddaughter. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 9, 2009, has been screened at numerous international film festivals. It is dedicated to Engin Çeber who died while he was in custody.

Plot

Nesrin is a young girl fighting for freedom, while the grandfather Hıdır defends the family values. Through the story of Hıdır and Nesrin, the film brings forward the issues of identity, toleration, leniency, cultural differences and ethics. “Pain” is a universal story on the necessity of saying “no!” for a humanely life.

Release

General release

The film opened in 25 screens across Turkey on October 9, 2009 at number twenty-eight in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $3,067.[1]

Festival screenings

Reception

Box Office

The film reached number twenty-seven in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $27,488.[1]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aci". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Acı / The Pain". BISRFF. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  3. ↑ "10 titles vying for prizes at Bursa’s Silk Road festival". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Turkish movie "Acı" receives two awards in Ukraine". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "‘Wrong Rosary’ and ‘Pain’ win awards at Iranian festival". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Acı / The Pain". AIFF. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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