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ICE
CREAM, I SCREAM (Dondurmam Gaymak)
New
England Premiere |
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- Thursday,
March 29 7:45pm
- Remis
Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington
Avenue, Boston
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| Directed and written by Yuksel Aksu
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| Cast: Turan Ozdemir,
"People of Mugla" |
2006, 100 min. 35mm.
In Turkish with English subtitles
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Filmed with a cast of mostly non-professional locals in the Aegean city of
Mugla, Ice Cream, I Scream (Dondurmam Gaymak) begins
as independent, every-jubilant ice cream peddler Ali
is having a nightmare. His efforts to make a
television ad that will allow him to survive the
cutthroat competition from multinational ice cream
brands are being sabotaged. How can he go on? But he buys a brand-new yellow motorbike and peddles his sweets through town, forever chased by local boys who want free ice cream. The final straw comes when his bike is stolen. Ali accuses his competitors of the theft and begins relentlessly questioning them. All the while the troublemaking boys are having a grand time – and tummy aches. Ice Cream, I Scream is an entertaining commentary on how hard it is for the independent businessman to survive in the Wal-Mart world.
Except the leading actor Turan Ozdemir, a member of Mugla Municipality Theater, all of the roles are played by the locals of Mugla. An authentic, hearty and warm comedy from the beautiful Aegean people.
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| Festival opening reception follows the screening.
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| Festivals
and Awards: |
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| HBO/U.S.
Comedy Arts Festival: Best Foreign Language Film (March 2007) |
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| Palm
Springs International Film Festival |
2007 |
| Queens
Film Festival, New York (Best Director, Best Comedy) |
2006 |
| Istanbul
Film Festival (Special Jury Prize) |
2006 |
| Turkey's
Official Submission for the 79th Academy Awards |
2006 |
| Submission
from Turkey for Golden Globes |
2006 |
| Golden
Cocoon Film Festival, Adana (Special Jury Prize,
People's Jury Special Prize, Best Actor) |
2006 |
| Golden
Orange Film Festival (Special Screening) |
2006 |
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