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ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau St. Ottawa K1N 5Y4
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Sonbahar
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(Autumn)
Turkish Movie Nights: Best Film & Best Supporting Actress ~ 2008 Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
Showtimes:
No screenings currently scheduled.
After 10 years in prison for anti-government activities, Yusuf returns to his village near the Black Sea. His mother is not well, his father died while he was in prison, and his sister and most of his friends have moved away. His old buddy Mikail is about the only person he can spend time with. As autumn slowly gives way to winter, Yusuf and Mikail go to a tavern where Yusuf meets Eka, a beautiful Georgian prostitute. To Yusuf, Eka represents a final chance to elude his loneliness. To Eka, Yusuf is a strange and solitary soul, like a character from a Russian novel. Despite their attraction, timing and circumstances conspire against these two people from dramatically different worlds.
With the 1990s as a backdrop, Sonbahar goes beyond its theme of impossible love to examine a slice of recent Turkish history, quietly exposing the ironies and realities of the period.
– Synopsis from Filmfabrik/Kuzey Film
"Sonbahar" is part of a four-film series of Turkish Film Nights presented by the Turkish Canadian Cultural Association in association with the Embassy Of The Republic Of Turkey.
The four films are:
Bal (Honey) -- April 7 at 7:00 pm
Sonbahar (Autumn) -- April 14 at 7:00 pm
Mommo (The Bogeyman) -- April 21 at 7:00 pm
Uzak Ihtimal (Wrong Rosary) -- April 28 at 7:00 pm
See www.turk.ca for information in Turkish.
The ByTowne doesn't have a parking lot of its own, but denizens of downtown can usually find street parking close by fairly easily.
This web site is very useful, but the hard copy of the ByTowne guide still has its merits. People rely on it and love it. Plus, its calendar pages can be pulled out and posted on your fridge door, something that we still can't achieve with the web site. Get your copy today at many local stores, coffee shops and info centres around town! 