Future Lasts Forever

Future Lasts Forever (Turkish: Gelecek Uzun Sürer) is a 2011 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Özcan Alper, starring Gaye Gürsel as an Istanbul music student who travels to south-east Turkey to record traditional music and confront her own past. The film, which will go on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11), was awarded 5 prizes at the 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011) and premiered in competition at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011).[1][2]

Future Lasts Forever
(Gelecek Uzun Sürer)
Theatrical Poster
Directed byÖzcan Alper
Written byÖzcan Alper
Produced by
  • Soner Alper
  • Ersin Çelik
Starring
  • Gaye Gürsel
  • Durukan Ordu
  • Sarkis Seropyan
  • Osman Karakoç
  • Erdal Kırık
  • Güllü Özalp Ulusoy
  • Asiye Dinçsoy
CinematographyFeza Çaldıran
Edited by
  • Ayhan Ergürsel
  • Thomas Balkenhol
  • Özcan Alper
  • Umut Sakallıoğlu
Music byMustafa Biber
Production
company
Nar Film
Distributed byTiglon Film
Release date
  • November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguagesTurkish (main), Kurdish, Armenian

Release and reception

Festival screenings
  • World Premiere: 36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011)
  • 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)

Awards
  • 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)
    • Best Actor: Durukan Ordu (won)
    • Best Music: Mustafa Biber (won)
    • Best Cinematography: Feza Çaldıran (won)
    • Yılmaz Güney Award (won)
    • Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Best Film Award (won)

See also

References
  1. "Turkish film to make premiere in Toronto". Hurriyet Daily News. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  2. "'The Extremely Depressing Story of Celal Tan and His Family' tops Altın Koza". Today's Zaman. 2011-09-25. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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