Kaya Akkaya

On the day of her mother’s death Deniz asks Peter Pan to come and take her to Neverland. Her best friend Emre convinces her to stay, and they make a pact to never leave each other and live in the Neverland that they will create together. Deniz’s world tumbles down when Emre, as a young man, suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. When Emre falls into a coma Deniz decides to go on a journey to gather fairy dust which she believes will heal her friend. On the way she bumps into Cem who is on his way to see his dying father. Along with seeing the father he has rejected since his childhood, Cem is also running away from his fiancee and their wedding preparations. On this journey of hope, Deniz and Cem’s lives entwine as they get to know each other. When they return to Istanbul, their new relationship and the magical fairy dust is put to the test.Read More »

The movie takes the audience on a journey through time by throwing light on the vicious cycle of an era, taking place at the beginning of the seventies. The director gives life to the story on screen by telling the story of a child, Hasan, who in the dilemma of poverty and deprivation of a small village is bound to life by the love to his mother. It shows, Hasan struggling to earn money by selling ‘ayran’ and how people around him sort out their problems with their own lives. (IMDb)Read More »

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I am pretty sure Chagan Irmak was aware of the fact that the movie is completely different than what people was expecting. He is brave enough to discuss the issues like freedom of speech, military coups in his movies explicitly. But this time, he was indirect and he makes people to think. In most of the Turkish movies, it is a tradition to give the message in a direct way. But this makes Ulak special .. Irmak breaks those traditions. The photography, costumes are were great. Throughout the movie, I tried where/when the story takes place. What is their religion? I liked that disturbance in my mind. which make me to think and I enjoyed my mind trip!Read More »