Not Worth a Fig

Not Worth a Fig
Not Worth a Fig

Theatrical Poster
Directed by Selda Çiçek
Produced by Mehmet Çiçek
Written by Selda Çiçek
Starring Özgü Namal
Turgay Tanülkü
Veysel Diker
Barış Çakmak
Makbule Akbaş
Derya Durmaz
Onur Dikmen
Burcu Salihoğlu
Emrah Dönmez
Halil Yomak
Nalan Başaran
Sevinç Erol
Tuğçe Şenoğlu
Music by Özgür Yalçın
Serkan Alkan
Cinematography İlker Berke
Editing by Emrah Dönmez
Studio Çiçek Film
Distributed by Özen Film
Release date(s) November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)
Running time 82 mins
Country Turkey
Language Turkish
Box office US$40,366

Not Worth a Fig (Turkish: İncir Çekirdeği) is a 2009 Turkish drama film written and directed by Selda Çiçek based on a true story about a woman unhappily married to her late sister's husband. The film, which went on nationwide release on November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06), was selected for the 16th London Turkish Film Festival.

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Synopsis

The plot focuses on one day in the life of a family and is centred around Heda who is unhappily married to her late sister's husband. At the same time, Heda's mother Cemile is suffering from ever-deepening depression but no one even notices... or cares a fig.

Release

General release

The film opened on general release in 20 screens across Turkey on November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) at number fourteen in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$12,554.[1]

Festival screenings

  • 16th London Turkish Film Festival (November 4-18, 2010)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Not Worth a Fig". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2009W45&id=_fNOTWORTHAFIGINC01. Retrieved 2010-09-22. 
  2. ^ "Not Worth A Fig / İncir Çekirdeği". LTFF. http://www.ltff.org.uk/feature_films/not_worth_a_fig.php. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 

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