Honey (2010 film)

Honey
Film poster
Directed bySemih Kaplanoğlu
Produced bySemih Kaplanoğlu
Johannes Rexin
Bettina Brokemper
StarringErdal Beşikçioğlu
CinematographyBarış Özbiçer
Edited byAyhan Ergürsel
Suzan Hande Güneri
Semih Kaplanoğlu
Production
company
Kaplan Film Production
Release dates
  • 11 February 2010 (2010-02-11) (Berlin)
  • 9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) (Turkey)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesTurkey
Germany
LanguageTurkish

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]

  1. ^ a b "Bal-Honey Competing at the 60th Berlin Film Festival" (PDF). Kaplan Film. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Bal (Honey) film file". Berlinale program. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Berlin festival unveils full lineup", Hollywood Reporter, 1 February 2010
  4. ^ Roman Polanski wins best director award at Berlin, BBC News, 20 February 2010.
  5. ^ Berlinale reaches climax with awards ceremony, Deutsche Welle, 21 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Bal/Honey to Represent Turkey in Acadamey Awards". TRT. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.