In My Dream
Nominated for
Best Feature Film
Directed by
Murat Çeri
99' • Turkey • 2021
Language:
Turkish
Tariq is a city boy aged 8-10. His father dies in a car accident, he suffers from amnesia. His mother is in a coma in the hospital due to the same accident. Because he has no one left, he is sent to the village to his grandparents. Tariq cannot remember his past because of the accident, but he constantly has symbolic dreams that he cannot understand. A donkey hit by a car is found dead in the village. This donkey has a newborn SIPA. Tariq makes a connection between this donkey cub and his own situation. And he makes it his goal to keep him alive.
Director's Bio: Born in Bolu/Gerede in 1980. He spent his childhood in his village in a world of fantasy and fairy tales. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara. In 2000, he won the Turkology Department of Istanbul University and came to Istanbul, the city of legends and dreams. He enrolled in the cinema department of BSF (Academy of Science and Arts and Philosophy), which opened in Taksim. He studied here for two years.IN MY DREAM won TRT's purchase support as the winner of Malatya Film Festival. In 2020, the festivals began to circulate. It was shown in 25 different countries and won awards. He is preparing to shoot his second movie called 'See You Tomorrow' in 2021.