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Directed by | Semih Kaplanoğlu |
Produced by | Semih Kaplanoğlu Johannes Rexin Bettina Brokemper |
Starring | Erdal Beşikçioğlu |
Cinematography | Barış Özbiçer |
Edited by | Ayhan Ergürsel Suzan Hande Güneri Semih Kaplanoğlu |
Production company | Kaplan Film Production |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Turkey Germany |
Language | Turkish |
Honey (Turkish: Bal) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, the third and final installment of the "Yusuf Trilogy", which includes Egg and Milk.[1] It premiered on 16 February 2010 in competition at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival,[1][2][3] where it became the third Turkish film, after Susuz Yaz in 1964 and Head-On in 2004, to win the Golden Bear award.[4][5] The film, which went on general release across Turkey on 9 April 2010, was selected as Turkey's official candidate for the Best Foreign Film Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards[6] but it did not make the final shortlist.[7]