Turkish Movie Evenings, Mommo Kiz Kardesim / Mommo the Bogeyman, Thursday 30th July 2015 at 7:00 pm (FREE ADMISSION) WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Mommo the Bogeyman (Turkish: Mommo: Kiz Kardesim) is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written, produced and directed by Atalay Tasdiken.
Storyline:
'Can a boy of nine be a big brother, a father, a mother and a luminary all at once? For young Ayse, the answer is yes. In fact, as far as she's concerned, her big brother Ahmet is afraid of nothing at all. But the truth is, Ahmet is a child too; and he too has his fears. Equally, it's impossible for him to know everything. Their father Kazim has gone off to marry another woman and abandoned the two children to their fate with Hasan, their elderly and half-crippled grandfather. But in spite of everything, brother and sister never seem to lose hope.'
Directed & Produced & Screenplay by: Atalay Tasdiken
Cast: Elif Bülbül, Mehmet Bülbül, Mete Dönmezer
Duration of Film: 94 min
Awards:
14th Nurnberg Turkish Germany FF-Best Film
14th Nurnberg Turkish Germany FF-Best Public Jury Award
16th Adana Golden Boll FF-Best Film in Public Jury Award
16th Adana Golden Boll FF-Best Supporting Actor for Mustafa Uzunyilmaz
23th International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Hamedan- Best Director
23th International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Hamedan- Best ECO Film Awards
8th International Nueva Mirada Film Festival for Childen and Youth - Best Youth Film
8th International Nueva Mirada Film Festival for Childen and Youth - Special Mention Awards
International Children Film Festival,Yarevan,Armenia- Best Film Award
International Children Film Festival,Yarevan,Armenia- Award for Children Rights,UNICEF-Armenia Award
Dadas Film Festival- Erzurum,Turkey -Best Film Award
59. International Berlinale Film Festival- Generation K+ Nominee
Asia Pasific Screen Awards Nominee for Best Children Film - Australia
4th Int. Bursa Silk Road Film Fest. -Golden Karagöz -Turkey- Best Director Award
4th Int. Bursda Silk road - Golden Karagöz - Turkey - SpecialJuri Award-Best Young Actriss-Elif Bülbül
12th Olympia Children and Youth Film Festival - Greece - Best Young Actriss Award - Elif Bülbül
12th Olympia Children and Youth Film Festival - Greece - UNICEF Best Film Award
10th Du Grain Film Festival- France - Best Film Award
10th Du Grain Film Festival- France - Junior Movie Goers - Best Film Award
36th International Filmwochenende - Wurzburg-Germany - Public Juri-Best Film Award
The Eminent Services Prize of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) - 2009.
To view the trailer: //mommofilmi.com/v2/eng/index.asp