Oray
- Logline
- Oray strives to be a better person but struggles with his shady past. His dream of being a good Muslim and the perfect husband is suddenly shattered while arguing with his wife. Oray goes to Cologne, where he tries to rebuild his life in a new Muslim community. But he is constantly torn between his faith, everyday reality and identity.
- Talent
- Claus Herzog-Reichel
- Role of participant
- Producer
- Director
- Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
- Producer
- Claus Herzog-Reichel and Bastian Klügel
- Screenwriter
- Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2019
- Running time
- 100 min
- Genre
- Coming-of-age
- Country of Production
- Germany
- Production Companies
- filmfaust, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Contact
- Name
- Daniela Cölle
- Company
- Plutofilm
Festivals and Awards
First Steps Award – Götz George Young Talent Award
Berlinale, Germany – Best First Feature Award
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland, Germany
Lichter Filmfest, Germany
Festival del Cinema Europeo, Italy – Golden Olive Tree “Cristina Soldano Award for Best Film”
Ankara FF, Turkey
Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, Austria – Special Mention – Main Actor Zejhun Demirov
Construir Cine Film Festival, Argentina – Special Mention
Neiße FF, Germany
Seattle IFF, USA
Provincetown IFF, USA
Motovun Film Festival, Croatia
Raindance, UK
Berlinale, Germany – Best First Feature Award
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland, Germany
Lichter Filmfest, Germany
Festival del Cinema Europeo, Italy – Golden Olive Tree “Cristina Soldano Award for Best Film”
Ankara FF, Turkey
Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, Austria – Special Mention – Main Actor Zejhun Demirov
Construir Cine Film Festival, Argentina – Special Mention
Neiße FF, Germany
Seattle IFF, USA
Provincetown IFF, USA
Motovun Film Festival, Croatia
Raindance, UK