Majority (film)

Majority
Turkish poster
Directed bySeren Yüce
StarringBartu Küçükçaglayan
Settar Tanrıöğen
Nihal Koldas
Esme Madra
CinematographyBarış Biçer
Music byGökçe Akçelik
Release dates
  • 9 September 2010 (2010-09-09) (Venice)
  • 15 October 2010 (2010-10-15) (Turkey)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Majority (Turkish: Çoğunluk) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Seren Yüce, which tells the story of a middle class young man rebelling against his father's brutish authority while seeking a rough romance with a woman of ethnic minority. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15), won several Golden Orange awards at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and was premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the award for best debut film. Hürriyet Daily News reporter Vercihan Zilioğlu wrote that, "The director's moral tale draws on the example of today's Turkish youth and the timeless shadow of fathers over sons," and Today's Zaman reviewer Emine Yıldırım concludes that this is, "one of the rawest and truest stories from our society," and "As Yüce’s hardcore realism shows us, love sometimes does not conquer all when individuals chose to become part of the herd."[1][2][3][4][5]

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  5. ^ Yıdırım, Emine (2010-12-30). "Big questions continue to dominate Turkish movie industry". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-12-30.