THE COUNTRY ROAD
Patika

In Competition

Directed by Onur Yağız
Short / 22 min. / 2013
Cast: Hakan Karsak, Özgür Özil

Synopsis

Every morning, 10-year-old Yaşar travels along the same country road with his father. They have only one bike between them, so they have to take turns to use it - something which speaks volumes about the relationship between father and son. Then one day, Yaşar decides that the bike is not going anywhere anymore...

Selected Festivals and Awards

* Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey: Best Short Film
* Ataşehir Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey: Best Short Film
* İTÜ Short Film Festival, Turkey: Best Short Film
* Filmfestival Turkey/Germany in Nürnberg, Germany: Best Third Short Film
* Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival, U.S.A.: The Golden Egg Best Film Award
* !f International Independent Film Festival, Turkey: Best Third Film
* Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh: Best Short Film
* Boğaziçi International Film Festival, Turkey: Ahmet Uluçay Grand Prize – Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Child Actor
* Butterflies of City Film Festival Istanbul – Tehran, Turkey-Iran: Audience Award
* Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey: Best National Short Film, SIYAD Prize (Film Critics Association)
* Thess International Short Film Festival, Greece: Cinematic Achievement Award
* International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey: Best Short Film 
* Golden Pars Youth Short Film Festival, Turkey: Best International Short Film 
* Rencontre Ciné-Jeunes du Tarn, Épris de Courts, France: Prix du Public
* Festival du Cinéma Mediterranéen de Tetouan, Morocco: Grand Prix de la Ville de Tetouan

 

Onur YAĞIZ

Onur Yağız (1986) studied literature and drama
before directing his first short film, "Patika".