Canada / Sep 20, 1989 / Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Eleven-year-old Yekta lives in a crumbling island mansion with her strict aunts and ailing grandfather, yearning for her absent mother. As dreams and surreal visions shape her solitude, she sets out in search of a mythical seagull with a child’s head.
Genres
DramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Ay |
| Original language | Türkçe (TR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Italiano, Türkçe |
| Production countries | Turkey |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Atlantik Film |
| Release date | 5 ottobre 1988 |
| Production | Jacques Pomonti, İbrahim Yavuzaygen |
| Writer | Reha Erdem |
| Editing | Nathalie Le Guay |
| Cinematography | Uğur Eruzun |
| Assistant directors | Reha Erdem |
| Music | Denis Bisson |
| Sound | Denis Bisson |
Release dates
Premiere
France / Nov 24, 1989 / Nantes Three Continents Festival
Türkiye / Mar 31, 1990 / Istanbul Film Festival
Switzerland / Aug 02, 1990 / Locarno Film Festival
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Russia / Jul 08, 1991 / Moscow International Film Festival
Poland / Jul 23, 2010 / ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Japan / Oct 23, 2010 / Tokyo International Film Festival
Czechia / Jun 30, 2012 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Limited release
Türkiye / Oct 05, 1988
Theatrical release
Türkiye / Sep 27, 1996
Digital
Brazil / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
Canada / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
France / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
Germany / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
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Italy / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
Japan / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
Mexico / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
Türkiye / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
United Kingdom / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
United States / Oct 24, 2025 / MUBI
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