10 TO 11
2009

Writer & Director: Pelin Esmer
Producers : Nida Karabol Akdeniz, Tolga Esmer, Pelin Esmer
Cast: Nejat Işler, Mithat Esmer, Tayanç Ayaydın, Laçin Ceylan, Savaş Akova
Re-Recording: Michael Kaczmarek
Summary:
10 to 11 is the story of a passionate collector Mithat and the concierge of the building, Ali. For Mithat Istanbul is as vast as his collections and for Ali is nothing more than a few blocks around the building. When the neighbors decide to have the building rebuilt with the fear of earthquake and the wish for a more valuable house, Mithat’s most challenging struggle to save his collections begins. The building becomes the common destiny of these two men living alone. Their relationship that begins with the collaboration to save the continuity of the collections changes track with Mithat’s handing Istanbul over to Ali and ends when they involuntarily change each other’s fate.
AWARDS
Istanbul International Film Festival / Turkey
Special Prize Of The Jury
Adana Golden Boll Film Festival / Turkey
Best Film
Best Screenplay
Middle East International Film Festival / UAE
Best New Middle Eastern Director
Tromso International Film Festival / Norway
FIPRESCI Award
Nürnberg Turkish-German Film Festival/Germany
Best Film
Critics Award
Ankara Film Festival / Turkey
Best Director
Onat Kutlar Best Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Cinema Novo Film Festival / Belgium
Honourable Mention of the Main Jury
Honourable Mention of the Young Jury
Tetouan Film Festival/ Morocco
Special Prize Of The Jury
IndieLisboa Film Festival/ Portugal
Special Prize Of The Jury
Tofifest International Film Festival/Poland
Best Film
Eurasia Film Festival / Kazakhstan
Best Director