Waiting For the Clouds, 2003
Turkey, Germany, France, Greece, 35 mm, Color, 92’, Turkish, English Subtitled
Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Cast: Rüçhan Çalışkur, Rıdvan Yağcı, İsmail Baysan, Dimitris Kaberidis, Feride Karaman
Awards:
2005, Haifa International Film Festival, Best Film Award
2005, Yerevan International Film Festival, Fibresci Award
2004, Istanbul Film Festival, Jury Special Award-Best Actress
2004, Orhan Arıburnu, Best Actress Award
2003, Sundance Film Festival, NHK International Film Producers Award
Ayşe or, with her real name, Eleni, is the daughter of one of the Greek families who had to immigrate from the Black Sea Region in 1916. Having left behind most of her family, when Ayşe/Eleni reaches Mersin, a Turkish family adopts her. When her sister dies, Ayşe/Eleni to
Ayshe decides to travel to Greece to search for her long lost brother.