Kutluğ Ataman

Dark Waters

An American in Istanbul gets entangled in the affairs of a melancholic aristocrat and her son Haldun, leading him slowly into a dangerous web through many secret layers of the city.

Festivals: 

  • 1994 Le Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal 
  • 1994 Istanbul International Film Festival 
  • 1994 Sao Paulo International Film Festival 
  • 1994 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 
  • 1994 Cairo International Film Festival 
  • 1994 India Film Festival, Bombay 
  • 1995 Hong Kong International Film Festival 
  • 1995 Brisbane International Film Festival 
  • 1995 Shanghai International Film Festival

Awards: 

  • 1994 Jury Prize, Istanbul International Film Festival 
  • 1995 Jury Prize, Ankara International Film Festival 
  • 1995 Artemis Award, Izmir International Film Festival 
  • 1996 Best Film, Writers Union of Turkey 
  • 1996 Best Screenplay, Turkish Film Critics Association 
  • 1996 Best Director, Turkish Film Critics Association 
  • 1996 Best Film, Turkish Film Critics Association 
  • 1997 Best Director, Türkei Film Festival, Cologne