Shadows and Faces (Turkish: Gölgeler ve Suretler) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of the conflict between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus in 1963. The film, which saw a nationwide general release across Turkey on March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11), premiered in competition at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award. It is the third and final part of a trilogy of films themed around traditional Turkish arts, which includes Waiting for Heaven (2006) and Dot (2008).
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Cast
Buğra Gülsoy as Ahmet
Settar Tanrıöğen as Cevdet
Cihan Tarıman as Rıza
Osman Alkaş as Veli
Popi Avraam as Anna
Konstantin Gavriel as Hristo
Ahmet Karabiber as Dimitri
Erol Refikoğlu as Karagözcü Salih
Ekrem Yücelten as Arif
Hazar Ergüçlü as Ruhsar
Pantelis Antonas as Greek Police Officer
Derviş Zaim as Turkish Cypriot Commander
Release
Festival screenings
47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival (October 9–14, 2010)
Reception
Awards
47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival (October 14, 2010): Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Award