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Semih Kaplanoğlu is a Director, Writer, Producer and Editor Turquee born on 4 april 1963 at İzmir (Turquie)

Semih Kaplanoğlu

Semih Kaplanoğlu
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Nationality Turquie
Birth 4 april 1963 (60 years) at İzmir (Turquie)

Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 1963) is a Turkish playwright, film director and producer.

Biography

Il est titulaire du haut diplôme de cinéma et d'audiovisuel de l'Université d'Izmir (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi) depuis 1984.

À partir de 1987, il rédige de nombreux articles sur l'art et le cinéma dans la presse internationale. Il réalise son premier long-métrage Away From Home en 2000, sélectionné dans de nombreux festivals. Son second film, La Chute de l'ange (2004), récompensé par la Montgolfière d'or au Festival des 3 Continents de Nantes, reçoit un accueil critique et public favorable. Il réalise ensuite un triptyque, La Trilogie de Yusuf - qui est composée de Bal (Miel), Süt (Le Lait) et Yumurta (L'Œuf) - , dont le premier film (mais le dernier dans l'ordre prévu par l'auteur) est Yumurta, présenté à la Quinzaine des réalisateurs du Festival de Cannes. Miel, le dernier volet de sa trilogie, est couronné par l'Ours d'or du Festival de Berlin en 2010.


Festivals
En 2013 il est membre du jury de la Cinéfondation et des courts métrages lors du Festival de Cannes 2013.

En 2018 il est membre du jury du Festival international du film de Shanghai.

En 2019 il est membre du jury du Festival international du film de Moscou.

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Semih Kaplanoğlu (5 films)

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Director

Buğday
Buğday (2017)
, 2h8
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Lubna Azabal, Cristina Flutur
Rating60% 3.046773.046773.046773.046773.04677
Grain is set in the near future when human survival is threatened by war and famine. Scientists and geneticists must combine forces to create a sustainable food source.
Honey
Honey (2010)
, 1h43
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Rating70% 3.546743.546743.546743.546743.54674
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life. His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father. There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there. The environment is a recurring theme.
Egg
Egg (2007)
, 1h37
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Genres Drama
Actors Nejat İşler, Saadet Aksoy
Rating65% 3.2961153.2961153.2961153.2961153.296115
Poet Yusuf learns about the death of his mother Zehra and goes back to his hometown, Tire, where he had not been for years. In his mother's house, a young girl, his cousin Ayla, awaits him. Yusuf had not been aware of Ayla, who had been living with his mother for five years.
Angel's Fall, 2h2
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu
Rating58% 2.9499252.9499252.9499252.9499252.949925
Zeynep, Tülin Özen travaille dans un hôtel comme femme de ménage. Mais elle souffre l'enfer sur terre à cause du comportement de son père. Elle ne parle qu'à Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' qui travaille dans le même hôtel et il s'intéresse à Zeynep. Elle ne s'intéresse pas à Mustafa qui est plus jeune que Zeynep, mais elle ne lui est pas indifférente. Alors que Zeynep essaie de faire un feu de joie de mauvaise situation, Selçuk, Budak Akalin qui vit de l'autre côté de la ville est un technicien vocal. Il se sent coupable après la mort de sa femme. La valise qui contient les robes de sa femme change le destin de Zeynep.

Scriptwriter

Buğday
Buğday (2017)
, 2h8
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Lubna Azabal, Cristina Flutur
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.046773.046773.046773.046773.04677
Grain is set in the near future when human survival is threatened by war and famine. Scientists and geneticists must combine forces to create a sustainable food source.
Honey
Honey (2010)
, 1h43
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.546743.546743.546743.546743.54674
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life. His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father. There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there. The environment is a recurring theme.
Egg
Egg (2007)
, 1h37
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Genres Drama
Actors Nejat İşler, Saadet Aksoy
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.2961153.2961153.2961153.2961153.296115
Poet Yusuf learns about the death of his mother Zehra and goes back to his hometown, Tire, where he had not been for years. In his mother's house, a young girl, his cousin Ayla, awaits him. Yusuf had not been aware of Ayla, who had been living with his mother for five years.
Angel's Fall, 2h2
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.9499252.9499252.9499252.9499252.949925
Zeynep, Tülin Özen travaille dans un hôtel comme femme de ménage. Mais elle souffre l'enfer sur terre à cause du comportement de son père. Elle ne parle qu'à Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' qui travaille dans le même hôtel et il s'intéresse à Zeynep. Elle ne s'intéresse pas à Mustafa qui est plus jeune que Zeynep, mais elle ne lui est pas indifférente. Alors que Zeynep essaie de faire un feu de joie de mauvaise situation, Selçuk, Budak Akalin qui vit de l'autre côté de la ville est un technicien vocal. Il se sent coupable après la mort de sa femme. La valise qui contient les robes de sa femme change le destin de Zeynep.
Away from Home, 1h50
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Genres Drama
Actors Tolga Çevik, Yiğit Özşener
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2412153.2412153.2412153.2412153.241215

Producer

Honey
Honey (2010)
, 1h43
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Roles Producer
Rating70% 3.546743.546743.546743.546743.54674
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life. His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father. There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there. The environment is a recurring theme.
Egg
Egg (2007)
, 1h37
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Genres Drama
Actors Nejat İşler, Saadet Aksoy
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2961153.2961153.2961153.2961153.296115
Poet Yusuf learns about the death of his mother Zehra and goes back to his hometown, Tire, where he had not been for years. In his mother's house, a young girl, his cousin Ayla, awaits him. Yusuf had not been aware of Ayla, who had been living with his mother for five years.
Angel's Fall, 2h2
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.9499252.9499252.9499252.9499252.949925
Zeynep, Tülin Özen travaille dans un hôtel comme femme de ménage. Mais elle souffre l'enfer sur terre à cause du comportement de son père. Elle ne parle qu'à Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' qui travaille dans le même hôtel et il s'intéresse à Zeynep. Elle ne s'intéresse pas à Mustafa qui est plus jeune que Zeynep, mais elle ne lui est pas indifférente. Alors que Zeynep essaie de faire un feu de joie de mauvaise situation, Selçuk, Budak Akalin qui vit de l'autre côté de la ville est un technicien vocal. Il se sent coupable après la mort de sa femme. La valise qui contient les robes de sa femme change le destin de Zeynep.
Away from Home, 1h50
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Genres Drama
Actors Tolga Çevik, Yiğit Özşener
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.2412153.2412153.2412153.2412153.241215

Editor

Honey
Honey (2010)
, 1h43
Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Roles Editor
Rating70% 3.546743.546743.546743.546743.54674
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life. His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father. There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there. The environment is a recurring theme.