CAN

CAN, 2011
Türkiye | 35mm, Color, 106’ | Turkish
Director: Raşit Çelikezer
Cast: Selen Uçer, Serdar Orçin, Yusuf Berkan Demirbağ

Loving Istanbul couple Ayse and Cemal need only a child to complete their life together, but they cannot conceive. To salvage Cemal’s pride, they resort to illegal means to procure a baby. This wild grab at a more perfect life proves their undoing, leading the couple to spiral toward separate futures. The couple's estrangement is intertwined with the film’s parallel narrative, in which a distant and neglectful single mom is raising her little boy, Can. The film made its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival.

Awards: 2012 Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Award Best Drama, 48^th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Behlul Dal Special Jury Award, Antalya City Council Audience Award