Feature Length Competition | Short Length Competition | Other Screening Program
Feature Length Competition
Schedule <Year/Country/Region/Duration> ※…Audio Visual Hall …Convention Hall
Kuma
Jul.17(Tue) 14:30 Jul.21(Sat) 18:20
<2012/Austria/93min. >
©Wega Film, Vienna
Fatma, a wife of Turkish immigrant, lives with her husband and children in Vienna, trying to preserve the traditional values of Islam. When Ayse is chosen to be married to Fatma’s son, a special friendship evolves between the two women. But soon this relationship is put to the test as the family has to face a difficult stroke of fate.
Director: Umut Dağ
Cast: Nihal Koldaş, Begüm Akkaya, Vedat Erincin, Murathan Muslu, Dilara Karabayir
Director/Umut Dağ
Dag grew up as the eldest child of a Kurdish immigrant family in Vienna. After finishing the Vienna Business School, he began to study international development, theology and pedagogy. He also studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy under Peter Patzak and Michael Haneke. While working on his own short films, he also worked on various films and commercials as a crew member. In 2011, his medium length film Papa won the First Steps Award for the best medium-length film.