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Wikipedia article




'Brought by the Sea' is a 2010 Turkish drama film, directed by Nesli lgeen, about an ex-cop who accidentally kills an African immigrant and retreats with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been shown at International film festivals in Istanbul, Moscow and Adana, where it won the Grand Jury "Ylmaz Gney" Best Picture prize.

Production



The film was shot on location in the Aegean towns of Ortaca, Dalyan and Dalaman, Turkey.

Synopsis



Halil (Onur Saylak) is a cop who accidentally kills an African illegal immigrant; he resigns and retires with a guilty conscience back to his hometown. Jordan (Jordan Deniz Boyner) is a five-year-old boy from Ghana whose mother is killed in an accident in Dalyan as they try to cross illegally to Greece. When Halil finds Jordan, their destinies intersect.

Release



General release

The film opened on general release in 34 screens across Turkey on at number 25 in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$8,790.

Festival screenings

* 29th International Istanbul Film Festival (April 318, 2010)

* 32nd International Moscow Film Festival (June 1726, 2010)

* 17th Adana "Golden Boll" International Film Festival

Reception



Box office

The film was in the Turkish box office charts for ten weeks and has made a total gross of US$38,949.

Reviews

Emine Ydrm, writing in Today's Zaman, says this is, "a film which aims to say a lot", and, "indeed underlines the dire situation of the thousands of refugees that try to cross the borders of Turkey and Greece", but, "while achieving some of its ambitions, specifically those of the political and worldly context, 'Brought by the Sea' unfortunately disappoints on some very crucial emotional points."

Awards

* 17th Adana "Golden Boll" International Film Festival (September 2026, 2010) Grand Jury "Ylmaz Gney" Best Picture (won)

See also



* 2010 in film

* Turkish films of 2010

* Cinema of Turkey

References




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