Zenne Dancer

Zenne Dancer
Directed by	Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay
Written by	Caner Alper
Produced by	Bulut Reyhanoglu
Starring	Kerem Can  [ de ] Giovanni Arvaneh  [ de ] Erkan Avcı
Cinematography	Norayr Kasper
Music by	Paolo Potì - Demir Demirkan
Release dates	October 2011 (2011-10)(Antalya Film Fest) [1] 13 January 2012 (2012-01-13)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish-German-English

Zenne Dancer is a 2011 Turkish drama film directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay.

The film is based upon an honor killing of a student, Ahmet Yıldız, by his family after realizing he was homosexual. The film describes the discrimation that LGBT people in Turkey have to deal with.

Awards

• Best First Film, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Film by Siyad (Cinema Critics), Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Supporting Actor - Erkan Avcı, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Supporting Actress - Tilbe Saran, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Cinematography, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Vienna LetsCee Film Festival Best Feature Award

2012

• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Foreign Feature Award
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Cinematography
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Soundtrack
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Supporting Actor
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Freedom Award (M.Binay – C.Alper)
• 2012 Los Angeles International AFFMA Film Festival - Best Director Award
• 2012 Montreal World Film Festival Official Selection
• 2012 SIYAD Turkish Cinema Critics Best Soundtrack of the Year Award
• 2012 Monaco Charity Film Festival Honorary Mention
• 2012 Nuremberg Turkish Film Festival Öngören Prize Human Rights Best Feature Award
• 2012 Amsterdam Rosetagen Film Festival Audience Best Feature Award
• 2012 GQ Men Of The Year - Best Director Award - Caner Alper & Mehmet Binay
• 2013 Bilkent University Cinema Festival - Best Film -
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Director -
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Screenplay -
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Music -
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Cinematography

Cast

• Kerem Can  [ de ] - Can
• Giovanni Arvaneh  [ de ] - Daniel Bert
• Erkan Avcı - Ahmet
• Tilbe Saran  [ tr ] - Sevgi
• Rüçhan Çalışkur  [ tr ] - Kezban
• Ünal Silver  [ tr ] - Yılmaz

Choreography

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References

1. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gay-themed-zenne-dancer-wins-249851/

External links

• Zenne Dancer at IMDb