Türkiye / Apr 19, 2025 / 44. Istanbul Film Festival
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success at all costs, she decides to use an unconventional doping technique at the world championships: She will get pregnant, boost her hormones, and then have an abortion. But when her attempts don’t go as well as she’s anticipated, she has to take unexpected detours.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Atlet |
| Original language | Türkçe (TR) |
| Spoken languages | Bosanski, Türkçe |
| Production countries | Turkey, Germany, Romania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Vigo Film, Amok Film, filmfaust, Tangaj Production |
| Release date | 19 aprile 2025 |
| Production | Arda Çiltepe, Zeynep Dişbudak, Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay, Claus Herzog-Reichel, Mario von Grumbkow |
| Editing | Semih Gülen, Arda Çiltepe |
| Cinematography | Ayse Alacakaptan, Ahmet Yağmur |
| Assistant directors | Çağatay Turan, Semih Gülen, Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun |
| Lighting | Yusuf Elbaşı |
| Camera operators | Ayse Alacakaptan, Ahmet Yağmur |
| Additional photography | Ayse Alacakaptan, Ahmet Yağmur |
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| Production design | Günsu Sarı |
| Art direction | Günsu Sarı |
| Set decoration | Günsu Sarı |
| Music | Eylül Deniz Keleş, Marian Bălan, Marius Leftărache |
| Sound | Eylül Deniz Keleş, Marian Bălan, Marius Leftărache |
| Costume design | Yağmur Yaraş |
| Makeup | Yağmur Yaraş |
| Hairstyling | Yağmur Yaraş |
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