ATHLETE
Feature narrative I 88′ I 2025
Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success, she decides to use an unconventional doping technique at the world championships.
Production: Vigo Film & Tangaj Film & Amok Film
Producer: Arda Çiltepe
Director & Scriptwriter : Semih Gülen & Mustafa Gülen Büyükcoşkun
DoP: Ayse Alacakaptan
Art Direction: Günsu Sarı
Editing : Semih Gülen & Arda Çiltepe
Co Producers: Anamaria Antoci & Zeynep Budak
SUPPORTED BY
Hubert Bals Fund+Europe
Berlinale World Cinema Fund
UPFAR-ARGOA
Izmir Cinema Office
Connecting Cottbus Co-production Market | Pitch Packaging Award 2019
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest WIP | Grand Prix 2022