88′ / Color / 1.66 / Turkish, English / 2023
Four twenty somethings in contemporary Istanbul: Zeynep is a student who feels distressed from following daily news. Her housemate Ayşe tries to flee abroad because she cannot see a future for herself in Turkey. Mehmet is a married engineer who is never satisfied with his above-average life, while unemployed Ali feels stuck living with his parents. Coincidences bring them together in a playful manner. Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster explores the anxieties faced by the new generation with its humorous and intertwined ways.
52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bright Future, World Premiere, 2023
52nd New Directors/New Films, North American Premiere, 2023
42nd Istanbul Film Festival, Special Mention, 2023
24th Jeonju International Film Festival, International Competition, 2023
2nd Ayvalik International Film Festival, A New Screenwriter Award, 2023
38th Valencia International Film Festival – Cinema Jove, International Competition, 2023
30th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, SIYAD Best Film, 2023
19th La Plata International Independent Film Festival – FestiFreak, Official Selection, 2023
47th São Paulo International Film Festival, New Directors Competition, 2023
37th Braunschweig International Film Festival, International Competition, 2023
34th Ankara Film Festival, Best Debut Film Award, 2023
1st TAIFAS Film Festival Timisoara, Official Selection, 2023
3rd MedCineIzmir Meeting of Mediterranean Cinemas, Official Selection, 2023
54th International Film Festival of India – Goa, Debut Feature Film Competition, 2023
10th Vancouver Turkish Film Festival, Official Selection, 2023
10th Zeugma Film Festival, Official Selection, 2023
23rd Cinemamed Film Festival, RêVolution Jury – Special Mention, Youth Jury – Special Mention, 2023
28th Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland Nürnberg, In Competition, 2024
18th Filmreihe Tüpisch Türkisch, Official Selection, 2024
21st Festival du Cinéma de Turquie à Paris, Official Selection, 2024
35th Türkische Filmtage München, Official Selection, 2024
25th Sadri Alışık Acting Awards, Safa Önal Special Award (İbrahim Arıcı, Melis Sevinç, Melisa Bostancıoğlu, Mert Can Sevimli), 2024
24th Türkisches Filmfestival Frankfurt, In Competition, 2024
Writer and Director: Umut Subaşı
Producer: Cemre Erül
Executive Producer: Anıl Taşdöğen
Associate Producer: Levent Sindel
Director of Photography: Mert Özercan
Editing: Umut Subaşı
Cast: Melis Sevinç, Melisa Bostancıoğlu, İbrahim Arıcı, Mert Can Sevimli, Didem Topçuoğlu, Murat Sağlam
Production: Yunik Film
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