Two zoologists are on a journey in Anatolia, researching the extinct Anatolian panther. Their quest for the panther make them question themselves and what they know. They will find much more than the panther they were seeking.

2023 | 2.00:1 | 2K DCP | 25fps | Color | 5.1 | Turkish, with English Subtitles | 101'

Cast
Görkem Kasal, Münir Can Cindoruk,
Ali Seçkiner Alıcı, Feridun Koç, Tarhan Karagöz,
Muttalip Müjdeci, Sencar Sağdıç, Sezin Bozacı

Writer & Director Orçun Köksal
Producers Alara Hamamcıoğlu, Sinan Kesova, Arda Çiltepe (Vigo Film),
Orçun Köksal (Varyant Film),
Kadir Doğulu, Neslihan Atagül Doğulu (Âlim Yapım)
Director of Photography Orçun Özkılınç
Production Designer Natali Yeres
Original Score Muhlis Berberoğlu
Editor Semih Gülen
Sound Designer Yalın Özgencil
Sound Recordist Ahmet Burak Gürbüz
Line Producers Sinan Kesova, Önder Önsal
First Assistant Director Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun

Visit link for the whole crew: IMDB
 

FESTIVALS
Istanbul Film Festival · National Competition (World Premiere, April 2023)

Adana Film Festival 

Accesible Film Festival

Taste of Anatolia Film Festival

Çalı Köy Film Festival

AWARDS
Best Debut Film 2023 Istanbul Film Festival 

FUNDED BY
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism | General Directorate of Cinema
TRT Sinema | Turkish Radio and Television Corp.

SELECTED PLATFORMS
2021 Bosphorus Film Festival | Bosphorus Film Lab         
          *CGV Mars Dağıtım Ödülü*
2021 Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festlivali | Antalya Film Forum
         *Creative Production Color Grading Award*
2019  Sarajevo Film Festival | Cinelink Co-Production Platform
2019  Bosphorus Film Festival | Bosphorus Film Lab 
2018  Malatya International Film Festival | Film Platform
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DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Born in Izmir in 1978. He studied Fine Arts in Mimar Sinan University. From 2005 to 2010, he took part in Semih Kaplanoğlu’s Bal (2010) (awarded Golden Bear at Berlinale 2010), Süt (Venice Orizzonti 2008) and Yumurta (Cannes Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2007) films as a co-scriptwriter. Köksal won numerous awards, including “Best Screenplay” at the 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, “Mahmut Tali Öngören Best Screenplay Award” and "Best Screenplay" at the 40th SİYAD (Turkish Film Critics' Association) for Yumurta. His first feature film project Tulliana received production funding from the General Directorate of Cinema.