Snow and the Bear
Description
Asli is a nurse wholly committed to her profession even when it means relocating to a remote Turkish town with provincial beliefs and sub-zero temperatures. Though the villagers warn her of bear attacks from the neighboring forest, Asli finds more to fear from some of the men around her. One, a brutish womanizer, objects to Asli prescribing bedrest for his pregnant wife. Another appears kind but arouses Asli’s suspicions that he could be stalking her. When a citizen disappears, rather than take a good look in the mirror to find a culprit, townsfolk point fingers at the bears or Asli. Director Selcen Ergun expertly balances the tension between patriarchal tradition and modernity, crafting a chilly mystery-drama that hones in on the wilderness inside humanity as much as the woods that surround Asli’s new home.
Turkish filmmaker Selcen Ergun previously made the shorts Confrontation (2007) and A Sunny Day (2011). She makes her feature debut with Snow and the Bear.
Film Details
Language Turkish
Original Language Title Kar ve Ayı
Year 2022
Premiere Bay Area
Runtime 93
Country Turkey
Director Selcen Ergun
Producer Nefes Polat, Selcen Ergun
Writer Selcen Ergun, Yesim Aslan
Editor Çiçek Kahraman
Cinematographer Florent Herry
Music Erdem Helvacıoğlu
Cast Merve Dizdar, Saygın Soysal, Asiye Dinçsoy, Erkan Bektaş
Print Source ArtHood Entertainmentinfo@arthoodentertainment.com http://arthoodentertainment.com
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