My Father, the Revolution and Me

Documentary by Ufuk Emiroglu

81 minutes – 2013

Turkish Title: Babam, Devrim ve Ben
French Title: Mon père, la Révolution et Moi

Synopsis

In 1980, the filmmaker’s birth is overshadowed by the revolution. “I was born in the middle of a dream.” But another refrain runs through the film: “What am I to do with this legacy?” This family drama is a quest of identity and politics that takes us from Turkey in the 1970s to Switzerland in the 21st century, dealing with exile, prison, false money, fallen heroes, hippies gone astray and a revolutionary disco along the way. A mosaic of a film, which moves freely between documentary, fiction and animation.

Production

Co-production with:
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

Festivals & Awards (selection)

Platinum Reel Award – Nevada International Film Festival, 2015

Locarno, 67° Festival del film Locarno, 2014

Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage, Competition, 2014

Firenze, 54° Festival dei Popoli Firenze, 2013

Antalya, 50. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2013

6th Istanbul Documentary Days (Documentarist), Istanbul, Johan van der Keuken New Talent Award, 2013

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Sales & distribution

World Rights: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

Distribution Switzerland: Aardvark Film Emporium

Trailer:

Between documentary and fiction. Between melancholy and irony. Based on the memories of the director’s revolutionary father, of her childhood, her family lore, her travels in utopian communities and her relationship with the paternal figure, it is also implicitly a film about the transfer of utopias. How can her generation, who often drew a line on their dreams, find its own battle today? With a father that is as imperfect as any revolution, utopia, or insurgency could be or has been. Imperfect but real, terribly real.

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Credits

Director: Ufuk Emiroglu
Production: Samir (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion), Nicolas Wadimoff (Akka Films)
Co-production: Irène Challand & Gaspard Lamunière (RTS)
Cinematography: Joakim Chardonnens, Ufuk Emiroglu
Editing: Ana Acosta
Animation: Alexandre Bordier, Ufuk Emiroglu
Location Sound Mix: Ufuk Emiroglu
Sound Editing: Jérôme Vittoz
Sound Design: Peter Bräker
Sound Mix: Denis Séchaud
Music: Inan Akinci

Festivals & Awards

Platinum Reel Award – Nevada International Film Festival, 2015
Montevideo, 33° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay Montevideo, 2015
Cairo, 7th Cairo International Womens Film Festival, 2014
Cairo, 7th Panorama of The European Film, 2014
Sao Paulo, Telas Festival Internacional de Televisao, 2014
Locarno, 67° Festival del film Locarno, 2014
Schwerin, 24. Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin, 2014
Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage, Competition, 2014
Biarritz, 27e FIPA Festival Int. de Programmes Audiovisuels Biarritz, 2014
Firenze, 54° Festival dei Popoli Firenze, 2013
Montpellier, 35e Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier, Competition, 2013
Antalya, 50. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2013
6th Istanbul Documentary Days (Documentarist), Istanbul, Johan van der Keuken New Talent Award, 2013