Original title Fango
Genre Drama
Director Dervis Zaim
Country, yearITALIA, 2003
Runtime 97
Production Marco Muller Per Downtown Pictures, Dervis Zaim Per Marathon Filmcilik, Artimages, Eurimages, Raicinema, Tsi, Fabrica Cinema, Dvf
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Cinecittà rights Theatrical Italy, International rights sales
Film
Mud
Buried in the vast stretches of mud of Cyprus’s salt lake are memories, wartime horrors, ancient statues tied to legends and clays with miraculous healing powers. Around the mud – as well as in it and under it – is the story of Ali, Temel, Halil and Aisha. Ali participates in the UN’s Temel projects, which are meant to lessen the tension between Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish communities, taking part in a unique peace initiative. Ali is one of those who has been chosen for the task. He would like to confess where he hid the bodies, which are buried in the mud well of the old salted lake …
Festival
Mostra Del Cinema Di Venezia
Crew
Screenplay Dervis Zaim
Editing Francesca Calvelli
Costume design Gulnur Akay
Set design Adnan Ongun
Music Mike Galasso, Koulis Theodorou
Cast
MUSTAFA UGURLU
YELDA REYNAUD
BULENT EMIN YARAR
TANER BIRSEL