“Faruk” is the story of a man in the late winter of his life in Istanbul. The film by Asli Özge tells the story of how 90-year-old Faruk becomes the protagonist of his daughter’s film about the impending demolition of his apartment block in the Turkish metropolis. He doesn’t give up hope of somehow preventing the destruction of his habitat and uses every means possible to do so.
At the weekend the film was awarded the FIPRESCI Jury Award. It was chosen exclusively by international critics who award the prize at the festival every year.
What is so special about “Faruk”?
Filmed on original locations, the drama tells how the consequences of gentrification can become a nightmare for many people in Istanbul and is at the same time a touching story about the deep relationship between father and daughter.
Karim Sebastian Elias wrote the moving music for the film, which was shown in the Panorama section at the Berlinale. Most recently, he worked, among other things, on the soundtrack for the ZDF series “The Second Wave”. He is particularly proud of the score for “Faruk,” as he told ROLLING STONE. The music for the film was recorded with a string quintet from the Staatskapelle Halle. Elias: “To be able to create a soundtrack with a string quintet these days – without any electronics – was an artistic gift.”
Here and here You can hear the score for “Faruk” in the stream