Opposite worlds collide when Baran, a Turkish gigolo meets Marion, a German pilot, on the beaches of Marmaris. In his pursuit of a better life in Europe, Baran convinces Marion to take him back to Germany, but what starts as an arrangement begins to develop into something deeper. An examination of life's unpredictability and progression from a troubled past, to a complicated present and the hopeful promise of the future.
Synopsis
Data
- Original Title: Es gilt das gesprochene Wort
- Genres: Drama
- Production Year: 2019
- Country of Origin: France, Germany
- Language Spoken: English, German, Turkish
- Duration: 122 mins
- Shot On: Arri Alexa
- Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
- Format: 2K DCP 7.1
- Director: Ilker Çatak
- Cast: Anne Ratte-Polle, Oğulcan Arman Uslu, Godehard Giese, Jörg Schüttauf
- Director of Photography: Florian Mag
- Film Editors: Sascha Gerlach, Jan Ruschke
- Sound Editors: Michael Hinreiner
- Script Writers: Nils Mohl, Ilker Çatak
- Production Company: If...Productions
- Producers: Ingo Fliess, Xavier Delmas, Alexandra Staib, Caroline von Senden, Olaf Grunert, Barbara Häbe
- Executive Producers: Ingrid Holzapfel, Birsin Çolakoğlu, Luzie Lohmeyer
- Financiers: ZDF/Arte, FFHSH, BKM, DFFF, FFF Bayern, X Verleih, CinePostproduction
Festivals
I Was, I Am, I Will Be at festivals
2020:Santiago International Film Festival, Chile (Online)
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland (Online)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US
2019:
Filmfest Munich, Germany
Awards:
Best Screenplay + Best Actor, FilmFest Munich
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