Forever Thirty-Three (2024)
Forever Thirty-Three refers to the first original encyclopedia written and completed about the 1500-year journey of Islamic culture and civilization in the Islamic geography. The story follows two fictional characters: Niyaz and Ekmel. Niyaz is a young academic who graduated from the faculty of theology, and Ekmel is a teacher in his sixties at a university. The two characters’ paths cross in the Encyclopedia of Islam by the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation. The remarkable story of one of the most significant cultural movements in Turkiye’s history has been brought to life with a collective memory spanning 33 years...
Director: Murat Pay
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Hüseyin Soysalan as Ekmel |
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Birhan Tut as Niyaz |
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Kübra Tüzgün as Sacide |
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Mehmet Beyazıt Uzgaş as Tailor Yakup |
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Barçın Çalış as Erol |
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Mert Asker as Baki |
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İsmail Düvenci as Ömer Hodja / The Old Author |
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İlhan Görmek as Tomb Keeper |
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Mustafa Karaoğlu as Mullah Kasım |
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Muttalip Müjdeci as Article Author |
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Alper Banko as Inspector |
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Reyhan Nur Çalıkoğlu as Female Researcher |
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Koray Kuru as Salih |
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İnci Cevher Uzgaş as Salih's Wife |
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Abdullah Kurt as Subscriber #1 |
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Zeki Ocak as Subscriber #2 (Mr. Yavuz) |
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Doğukan Töngel as Young Selim |
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Ahmet Akif Baştürk as Child Selim |
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Bulut Güneş as Postman |
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Emre Coşkun as Tailor's Apprentice |
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Hamit Zengin as Foundation Employee |
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Veysel Tekneci as Stationer |
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Hüseyin Özkaya as Butcher |
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Serhat Aslaner as Presenter |
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Samet Aydemir as Cook |
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İrfan Saraca as Tea Vendor |
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Yakup Kabaoğlu as Tailor (El) |
| Camera | Hasan Akbal | Key Grip |
| Directing | Murat Pay | Director |
| Lighting | Emre Kurt | Gaffer |
| Editing | Taha Birinci | Colorist |
| Writing | Selman Kiliçaslan | Writer |
| Editing | Sabri Eren Öztürk | Editor |
| Production | Natali Yeres | Production Designer |
| Camera | Sedat Şahin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Serkan Yıldırım | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ali Saran | Music |
| Sound | Soner Koç | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Orhan Koçalan | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzan Yavuz | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adil Taniş | Hairdresser |
| Production | Halil Kardaş | Producer |
| Production | Emrah Göçen | Line Producer |
| Production | Betül Demir | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doğa Güneykaya | Costumer |
| Production | Filiz Çelik | Casting Director |