Love is Colder Than Death

Love is Colder than Death

Director: Canan Gerede

Producer: Faruk Aksoy

Screenplay: Canan Gerede (adapted from Bergen's life)

Year: 1995

Cinematographer: Jurgen Jurges

Art director: Gül Oğuz

Music: Fuat Güner

Cast: Kadir İnanır, Bennu Gerede, Ayşegül Ünsal, Umur Turagay, Engin İnal, Tuncel Kurtiz

Production Company: UPF Film, with the contributions of Eurimages and the Ministry of Culture.

Color: Colorful

Country: Türkiye

Release date: 08.12.1995

Plot: A casino owner falls in love with belly dancer Belgin. As the woman's fame increases, Ali becomes jealous and throws vitriol in her face.

Awards:

32nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (1995) “Best Director” (Canan Gerede)

“Best Cinematography” (Jurgen Jurgens)

Ministry of Culture "Special Award"

Source:

Onaran, Alim Şerif & Vardar, Bülent. (2005). Turkish Cinema in the Last Five Years of the 20th Century. Istanbul: Beta Kitap.

Özgüç, Agâh. (2012). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Movies. Istanbul: Horizon International.

Özgüç, Agâh. (2014). Dictionary of Turkish Films 1914-2014. Istanbul: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.