Waiting For the Clouds

Waiting For the Clouds, 2003

Turkey, Germany, France, Greece, 35 mm, Color, 92’, Turkish, English Subtitled

Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Cast: Rüçhan Çalışkur, Rıdvan Yağcı, İsmail Baysan, Dimitris Kaberidis, Feride Karaman

Awards:

2005, Haifa International Film Festival, Best Film Award

2005, Yerevan International Film Festival, Fibresci Award

2004, Istanbul Film Festival, Jury Special Award-Best Actress

2004, Orhan Arıburnu, Best Actress Award

2003, Sundance Film Festival, NHK International Film Producers Award

Ayşe or, with her real name, Eleni, is the daughter of one of the Greek families who had to immigrate from the Black Sea Region in 1916. Having left behind most of her family, when Ayşe/Eleni reaches Mersin, a Turkish family adopts her. When her sister dies, Ayşe/Eleni to

Ayshe decides to travel to Greece to search for her long lost brother.