On Board (film)

On Board
Directed bySerdar Akar
Written bySerdar Akar
Önder Çakar
Produced bySevil Demirci
Önder Çakar
StarringErkan Can
Haldun Boysan
Yıldıray Şahinler
Naci Taşdöğen
CinematographyMehmet Aksın
Music byUğur Yücel
Distributed byTurkishFilmChannel
Release date
  • 4 December 1998 (1998-12-04)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

On Board (Turkish: Gemide) is a 1998 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Serdar Akar. The film is about four sailors who kidnap a prostitute, and went on to nationwide general release across Turkey on 4 December 1998 (1998-12-04). It won awards at film festivals in Ankara and Antalya, including the Golden Orange for Second Best Film. It was shot concurrently with A Madonna in Laleli (Turkish: Laleli'de bir Azize), directed by Kudret Sabancı, and many of the main characters from the two films cross paths.[1]

  1. ^ Teksoy, Rekin (2008). Turkish Cinema. Istanbul: Oğlak Kitap. p. 113. ISBN 978-975-329-611-3.