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Between Two Dawns
by Selman Nacar

After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family and the life of the injured worker’s wife.

Original Title: İki Şafak Arasında
Countries: Türkiye, France, Romania, Spain
Year: 2021
Sound: 5.1
Length: 91 min
Language: Turkish
Festivals & Awards
2022
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Official Competition
  • Pune International Film Festival – World Competition
  • Kerala International Film Festival – World Cinema
  • Turkish Film Days (Munich) – Official Selection
  • Seattle International Film Festival
  • Jeonju International Film Festival – World Cinema Section
  • Mastercard Off Camera – Main Competition
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Split
2021
  • San Sebastián International Film Festival – New Directors
  • Antalya Film Festival – Jury Award, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Special Mention Casting Director
  • Mostra de São Paulo – New Directors Competition
  • Free Zone Film Festival – Balkan Horizons Competition
About Director
Selman Nacar

Selman Nacar is a filmmaker, with an MFA Film in Directing from Columbia University in New York City. He gave lectures on fictional filmmaking at the same university. He graduated from İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law in 2015, and from Faculty of Film in 2016. He is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent 2019, and the First Films First 2020. Selman is the founder of Kuyu Film, a production company that produced the films "The Pillar of Salt" (2018) and "Belonging" (2019), both of which have premiered at the Berlin Film Festival Forum Section. Selman’s directorial debut "Between Two Dawns" premiered at 69th San Sebastian Film Festival. His second feature film, "Hesitation Wound", was released in 2023.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Hesitation Wound – 2023
  • Between Two Dawns – 2021
  • Belonging – 2019 – Producer
  • The Pillar of Salt – 2018 – Producer
Cast & Crew
Cast

Mücahit Koçak
Nezaket Erden
Burcu Gölgedar
Ünal Silver
Bedir Bedir
Erdem Şenocak

Crew

Screenwriter: Selman Nacar
DOP: Tudor Panduru
Art director: Alceste Tosca Wegner
Editors: Buğra Dedeoğlu, Melik Kuru, Selman Nacar
Costume Design: Nilüfer Güzel
Sound: Alexandru Dumitru
Production: Kuyu Film, Fol Film, Karma Films
Coproduction: Arizona Productions, Libra Film Productions, Nephilim Producciones
World Sales: Luxbox

“This is a strong debut from Nacar, whose interest lies in creating moral dilemmas and showing how those with power will do anything to retain their position, no matter the cost.”
“Selman Nacar's depiction of the forced legacy of an ordinary monstrosity, hidden under pretty manners, is both elegant and powerful.”
“Selman Nacar’s promise as one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary Turkish cinema.”
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