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Gemide

Original title: On Board · Turkish title: Gemide

“A ship is like a country.”

1999 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by Serdar Akar
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Cast

Erkan Can Haldun Boysan Yildiray Sahinler Naci Tasdögen Ella Manea Güven Kıraç

Credits

Written by: Serdar Akar

Plot

Serdar Akar's 1999 debut feature, known in English as On Board, set on a ship, in which a group of people are caught in a tense, closed situation at sea. It won him the Golden Orange for best director and is regarded as an impressive first work of Turkish cinema.

Sinekatalog’s take

Serdar Akar's debut thriller traps a crew in a claustrophobic sea standoff. Tense, dark and tightly made, it won the Golden Orange for best director and remains a striking piece of late-1990s Turkish cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (17,476 votes)
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