KOSMOS

Turkey / Bulgaria, 2009, 122 min

Exciting, metaphysical tale spiced with elements of shamanism.

Film Maker in Focus

Special Guest: Türkü Turan

  • director
  • Reha Erdem
  • writer
  • Reha Erdem
  • editor
  • Reha Erdem, Herve Guyader
  • producer
  • Ömer Atay
  • DOP
  • Florent Herry
  • sound
  • Reha Erdem & Herve Guyader
  • cast
  • Sermet Yeşil, Türkü Turan, Hakan Altuntaş, Sabahat Doğanyılmaz, Korel Kubilay, Akın Anlı
  • Kosmos is a thief who works miracles. He arrives in this timeless border town from the wilds weeping, as though a fugitive. No sooner is he there than he rescues a small boy from drowning in the river, and is recognized as a man who works miracles. Kosmos, is a rather uncommon person. He never appears to eat nor sleep. His single form of nourishment is the granulated or lump sugar he consumes by the fistful. One of his more striking skills is the ability to scale the tallest trees with uncommon agility. He is also frank in declaring his wish that startles the townspeople: He is looking for love. Soon Kosmos and Neptün, the teenager sister of the rescued boy, grow closer in the most bizarre of ways: imitating the screech of birds in trees and on rooftops.