Turning To Dust
France / Fiction / 20' / HD / Color / 2020
Elif is working clandestinely in France with her husband. Drowned in debts, they may return to Turkey if they cannot get the money their boss owes them. But she has no intention of giving up.
Director: Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy
Script: Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy, Ronan Bertrand
Director of Photography: Romain Le Bonniec
Producer: Michel Tavares, Karine Leblanc, Nathalie Landais
Musician: Emrah Kaptan
Editing: Céline Ducreux
Sound: Mikhael Kurc
Cast: Emine Meyrem, İlker Durmaz, Aziz Capkurt, Serkan Tastemur, Ahu Sendilmen
CV
Born in Turkey in 1988, Hüseyin lives in France since the age of 3. He started taking acting classes at the age of 7 and over 10 years of training, he turned to filmmaking and directing.
Filmography
Ondördüncü / The Fourteenth (2011) - 8 Ay / 8 Months (2013) - Bir Örümcek Ağı / A Cobweb (2015) - Toz Olmak / Turning To Dust (2020)
Festivals Attended
Toz Olmak: Boğaziçi Film Festivali,
Ondördüncü: Ankara Film Festivali, Akbank Film Festivali
8 Ay: Malatya Film Festivali, Ankara Film Festivali
Bir Örümcek Ağı: Boğaziçi Film Festivali
Awards
LET’S CEE Film Festival 2014 (Vienne, Autriche) - Prix du Public et Mention spéciale du / Jury Festival International du Fim de Tanger (Maroc) - Prix du Meilleur Scénario / 2nd Festival du Film de Clamart 2014 (France) - Prix du Public / DAUFILM Festival 2014 (France) - Prix du Public / Festival International du Film de Sens 2014 (France) - Choix du Public / L’Inconnu Festival 2014 (France) - Prix du Public / Festival International du Film Maremetraggio 2014 (Italie) - Prix du Meilleur Film