Les Criminels

Synopsis

Synopsis: In a small town in Anatolia (TR), in the middle of the night, a young couple EMRE and NAZLI (18), are looking for a room to make love. They are rejected from the hotels where they show up because they do not have a marriage certificate. While they think they have found a trick, the situation gets out of hand.  

Project details

Production country & year: France, Turkey, Romania, 2020

Produced by: Tiresias Films, Castalia Pictures

Genre: Drama

Running time: 24 minutes

Credits

Cast: Deniz Altan, Lorin Merhart

Directed by: Serhaat Karaaslan

Film Festivals:

Festivals: Sundance 2021 (Special Jury Award for Screenwriting), SXSW 2021, Palm Springs International Shortfest 2021 (Best Live-Action short over 15’), TIFF Albania 2021 (Best Balkan Short Film), Raindance 2021, Cottbus 2021, Seminci Valladolid 2021

Shortlisted for an Oscar nomination & for a CESAR Award.

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