The Apple (2023)
Zerya is a woman in her 50s living in Paris. She had to leave the country for 22 years because of the chemical gas that Saddam Hussein dropped on the city of Halabja on March 16, 1988. She has lived in France for 30 years. While visiting an art exhibition in Paris, Zerya sees Magritte's painting "This is not an apple". This painting has a traumatic meaning for Zerya.
Director: Mehmet Acaruk
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Nur Sürer as Zerya (elder) |
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Dilan Düzgüner as Zerya (young) |
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Ebrahim Kurt as |
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Murat Toros as |
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Ozlem Bozan as |
| Production | Menderes Karasu | Producer |
| Directing | Mehmet Acaruk | Director |
| Writing | Mehmet Acaruk | Writer |
| Sound | Homer Dizeyee | Songs |
| Art | Zeynep Polat | Production Design |
| Sound | Cansun Küçüktürk | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Dogan Celik | Songs |
| Editing | Erkan Tekemen | Editor |
| Camera | İlker Berke | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vedat Yıldırım | Sound |