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Departures(Movie, 2011)

Genre: Drama
DeparturesRating: 3.6/5 (with 11 vote)
Departures (Turkish: Kavuşma) is a 2011 Turkish short film directed by Ali Y. Akarçeşme. The film is twelve minutes long and is about immigration to the United States from Turkey. In order to raise funds for the film, Akarçeşme held a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $2,665. Departures was named Best Drama at the Brownfish Short Film Festival in New York City in 2011. And he won the Best Director Award at NY ITN Distribution Film Festival. These awards were the first Akarçeşme received while living in the United States. In 2012, the film was screened at New York's Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival and the Love Your Shorts Film Festival and competed in the Boston Turkish Film Festival. The film also had official selections in various festivals such as NY Soho International, New Hope, Spain's Renderyard, Buffalo Niagara, NJ's Garden State and more. ()
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About Departures

A newly arrived Turkish immigrant faces a series of mounting challenges on her path to reunite with her husband in America.

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Additional Information

Production country: Turkey
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/14/2011
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kavuşma"

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Other movies with this title: Departures (JP, 2008), Departures (2016), Departures (IT, 2018)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:77932, Added: 03/16/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024