Somersault in a Coffin
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dervis Zaim
Ahmet Urgurlu
Tuncel Kurtiz
Aysen Aydemir
Serif Erol
Fuat Onan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Mahsun has a bleak life. It consists of stealing cars to sleep in, catching birds for food, and getting beat up by the cops. Yet despite the impossible odds, he persists.
Director
Dervis Zaim
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of special jury prize at 1997 Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema.
Winner of the Silver Alexander and Best Actor (Ahmet Urgurlu) at the 1997 Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Winner of the Skyy Prize at the 1998 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States November 1997
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
Shown at International Film Festival of Young Cinema in Turin, Italy November 14-22, 1997.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece November 21-30, 1997.
1998.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at International Film Festival of Young Cinema in Turin, Italy November 14-22, 1997.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece November 21-30, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
