Big, Big World wins top honors at Adana Film Festival

By Sebahatdin Zeyrek

ADANA, Turkey (AA) – The latest drama by award-winning Turkish writer-director Reha Erdem, Big, Big, World (Koca Dunya), received the best film prize Saturday at the International Adana Film Festival.

It is Erdem’s tenth feature-length film and centers on the story of an orphan brother and sister who are set to enter the real world.

“Ali and Zuhal take their first step into this big world committing a crime and it becomes impossible for them to live among people. A boy and a girl that were thrown out of the civilized world would live the entire human story from scratch,” according to the movie’s plot.

Big, Big, World also received the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival earlier on September.

The 23rd edition of the Turkish festival took place in the southern province of Adana.

Winners include:

Best Director: Mehmet Can Mertoglu, Album

Best Screenplay: Mehmet Can Mertoglu, Album

Best Actress: Gizen Erdem, Ruya

Tarik Akan Best Actor: Menderes Samancilar, Babamin Kanatlari

Best Music: Bajar, Babamin Kanatlari

Best Cinematography: Florent Herry, Koca Dunya

Best Editing: Umut Sakallioglu, Babamin Kanatlari

Adana Audience Award: Iftarlik Gazoz by Yuksek Aksu