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Belonging

2023 / 84' Dir. Mete Gümürhan Sc. Chris Westendorp

Belonging

Mete Gümürhan

When his father decides to move from Holland to a posh gated community in Istanbul, 14-year old Zeki befriends a group of street kids from the adjacent slum.

Zeki is a freerunner whose life is turned upside down when his father, the widower Mahir, decides to move from Rotterdam to Istanbul. While Mahir goes out to work, Zeki has to spend the summer holidays inside the posh gated community where they live. Escaping over the wall, Zeki befriends Kemal and other street kids, who are pickpockets. Trying to belong, he conceals how he lives in the gated community. As Kemal and Zeki get closer by the day, Kemal's best friend becomes jealous…

Main Category: Feature Film · Kids & Youth
Expected Completion: 2023
Original Film Title: Beraber
English Film Title: Belonging
Production Year: 2023
Running Time: 84
Original Language: Dutch · Turkish
Colour / B&W: colour
Director: Mete Gümürhan
Filmography Director: GOOD BAD GIRL (2021, TV film), YOUNG WRESTLERS (2016, docu-fiction) Festivals & Awards: a.o. Special Mention Int. Jury Generation Kplus Berlinale, Best Editing & Behlul Dal Award Antalya IFF, Special Mention Cinekid Amsterdam, Special Mention CineDOC Tbilisi, nominee Best Documentary Film Sarajevo FF, Chicago Int. Children’s FF, Guangzhou Int. Doc FF, Tromsø IFF.
Screenwriter: Chris Westendorp
Camera: Stephan Polman
Cast: Alihan Sahin · Hayat van Eck · Lorin Merhart · Mina Demirtaş · Sinan Eroglu
Co-Production: A Private View · Kaap Holland Film · Liman Film · VPRO
Main Production Company: Circe Films
Main Production - Person(s): Stienette Bosklopper
Main Production Company Phone: +31 6 2455 6825
Main Production Company E-mail: stienette@circe.nl
Main Production Company Website: www.circe.nl