Drama · Turkey · 1996 · 1h 16m

Somersault in a Coffin

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Somersault in a Coffin poster
Director
Derviş Zaim
Cast
Ahmet Uğurlu as Mahsun Tuncel Kurtiz as Reis Ayşen Aydemir as Eroin Bağımlısı Kadın Derviş Zaim as Mahmut Benek as Barış Celiloğlu as
Crew
Mustafa Kuşçu — Director of Photography Mustafa Presheva — Editor Murat Şenyüz — Editor Ugur Özyılmazel — Editor Baba Zula — Original Music Composer Derviş Zaim — Writer
Synopsis

Mahsun Supertitiz is an unemployed homeless man who steals cars at night so that he can sleep in a heated place during the winter. Mahsun lives in Rumelihisar, an old section of Istanbul, and makes ends meet by getting the local fishermen to help him. Mahsun loves the cars he robs, cleans and polishes them, and drives them through the streets of Rumelihisar during the daytime.

Mood & Themes
homeless personhungerhomelessunemployed
Key Collaborators
Derviş Zaim Director Mustafa Kuşçu Director of Photography Mustafa Presheva Editor Murat Şenyüz Editor Ugur Özyılmazel Editor Baba Zula Original Music Composer Derviş Zaim Writer Derviş Zaim Producer Ezel Akay Producer
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