Semih Kaplanoglu’s Yusuf trilogy is characterized by its everyday themes, as reflected in the titles of its films: Yumurta (Egg), Sut (Milk), and Bal (Honey). These titles symbolize essential elements ...

Despite a pair of intricate performances, Turkey's Oscar submission examines shades of morality and conscience with limited intrigue and depth. In the early moments of “Commitment Hasan,” Turkish ...

The Match Factory has picked up international rights to Semih Kaplanoglu’s “Grain,” continuing a long-running relationship between the sales and finance company and the director, who won the Berlin ...

The eleventh event of AA's Cinema Workshop series was held at AAtölye with the theme of "Interview with Director Semih Kaplanoğlu". In the event organized under the coordination of AA Academy and ...

"Honey," a drama from Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu, has won the Golden Bear for best film at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. The still-incarcerated Roman Polanski won the best ...

Semih Kaplanoglu’s Honey (Bal), the third part of his reverse-order trilogy after Egg and Milk, became only the second Turkish film to win the Golden Bear in Berlin. The Turkish-German co-production, ...

Hollywood is a Goliath. The movies that come out of the United States capture the hearts of people around the world. When it comes to the festival circuit, though — Cannes, Toronto, Venice — the film ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early moments of "Commitment Hasan," Turkish writer-director Semih Kaplanoglu's slow-burning morality tale, one could ...