Summer Book

Summer Book (Tatil Kitabı)

2008/ 92'/ 35mm

Director: Seyfi Teoman

Producer: Yamaç Okur, Nadir Öperli

Screenplay: Seyfi Teoman

Cast: Taner Birsel, Tayfun Gunay, Harun Ozuag , Ayten Tokun, Osman Inan

Language: Turkish

Awards: 16th Art Film International Film Festival: Best Film; 27th İstanbul Film Festival National Competition Best Film, FIPRESCI National Competition Onat Kutlar Best Film; 54th Taormina Film Festivali Special Jury Award; 11thPalic International Film Festival Gorki List Tolerance MentionAward; Montreal World Film Festival First Films Competition Bronze Zenith Award

The debut feature of Seyfi Teoman, Summer Book, tells the story of one family in a small Mediterranean town in summer. Told mostly from the perspective of the youngest son Ali, the narrative is structured on the tensions between the father, Mustafa, and other members of the family. Mustafa is an authoritarian lemon merchant but when he experiences a cerebral hemorrhage the whole family is forced to accept new responsibilities.