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Pandora's Box

Yesim Ustaoglu

Turkey

2008

When three forty-something siblings in Istanbul receive a call one night that their aging mother has disappeared from her home at the Western Black Sea Coast of Turkey, the three set out to find her, momentarily setting aside their own daily problems. As the siblings come together, the tensions between them quickly become apparent, like Pandora's box spilling open. All of them come to realize that they are very ignorant about each other. Furthermore, they are forced to reflect on their own shortcomings. In her fourth feature, the director of «Journey to the Sun» tells a strong family story and undertakes research about relations in modern society.

Support

CHF 20'000 for postproduction fiction

Festivals and Awards

San Sebastian 2008: Golden Shell for Best Film, Silver Shell for Best Actress (Tsilla Chelton)

Antalaya 2008: Golden Orange Award

in competition in Toronto 2008

Cinemanila International Film Festival: Best Actress Award

World Sales

The Match Factory

Distribution Switzerland

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