Synopsis
Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
Key facts
Cast
Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbağ, Ayberk Pekcan, Serhat Kılıç, Tamer Levent, Nejat İşler, Nadir Sarıbacak
Original language
Turkish
First release
June 13, 2014 (Turkey)
Awards
Palme d'Or, FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
Setting
Cappadocia
Filming locations
Turkey, Cappadocia, Istanbul
Crew
Screenplay
Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Producer
Muzaffer Yıldırım, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
Cinematography
Gökhan Tiryaki
Editing
Bora Goksingol, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Trailer
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Festival History
- César Awards 2015 generic - Meilleur Film Étranger
- Busan International Film Festival 2014 generic - World Cinema
- Cannes Film Festival 2014 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2014 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2014 generic
- Village Voice Film Poll 2014 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Winter Sleep | |
| Alternate title | Sommeil d'hiver |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Turkey | June 13, 2014 |
| Theatrical | France | August 6, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 25, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 9, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Spain | October 10, 2014 |
| Streaming | Austria | November 4, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 21, 2014 |
| Streaming | Ireland | November 21, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 11, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | December 18, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 19, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Greece | February 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | May 7, 2015 |
| Streaming | Japan | June 27, 2015 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | December 2, 2014 |
| Home video | Netherlands | March 20, 2015 |
| Home video | Germany | June 17, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Cast | Haluk Bilginer (Aydın), Melisa Sözen (Nihal), Demet Akbağ (Necla), Ayberk Pekcan (Hidayet), Serhat Kılıç (İmam Hamdi), Tamer Levent (Suavi), Nejat İşler (İsmail), Nadir Sarıbacak (Levent), Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu (Müşteri), Gamze Kuş (Misafir 7), Emirhan Doruktutan (İlyas), Ekrem İlhan (Ekrem), Rabia Özel (Fatma), Fatma Deniz Yildiz (Sevda), Masaki Murao (Japon Turist Erkek), Junko Yokomizo (Japon Turist Kadin), Gülşen Özbakan (Hamdi Anne), Güler Kiliç (Suavi Hizmetçi), Özlem Erol (Aydin Hizmetçi), Ali Kocaaslan (Istasyon Görevlisi), Hidir Kilic (Istasyondaki Adam), Ali Kemer (Ikinci Atçi), Mehmet Türke (Konuk 1), Özcan Görürgöz (Konuk 2), Merve Uzel (Konuk 3), Özge Önderoglu Akkaya (Konuk 4), Hasan Kalci (Konuk 5), Vahdi Ölmez (Konuk 6) |
| Screenplay | Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Producer | Muzaffer Yıldırım, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan |
| Cinematography | Gökhan Tiryaki |
| Editing | Bora Goksingol, Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Visual effects | Jean-Michel Boublil |
| Sound | Andreas Mücke-Niesytka |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
