Cycle (2013)
At the end of every summer, 'Hasanpasa' village holds a shepherding contest. The traditional contest requires shepherds to herd their sheep one by one through a pool of water. The shepherd who crosses the pool with his flock fastest and with least hesitation wins the contest. 'Hasanpasa's seasoned champion for the past eight years is an elderly shepherd known as 'Takmaz'. 'Takmaz' is determined to teach the younger generation the finer points of being a good shepherd, like him.
Director: Derviş Zaim
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Ali Özel as Ali |
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Mustafa Salman as Mustafa |
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Ramazan Bayar as Ramazan |
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Engin Örsel as Engineer |
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Mehmet Bayar as The Kid |
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Çağla Köseoğulları as Cook |
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Erdem Kılıç as Guard of the Turkish Folk Song House |
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Nimet Salman as Mustafa's Mother |
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Münire Bayat as Takmaz's Wife |
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Recep Atmaca as Minibus Driver #1 |
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Mustafa Dimen as The Driver |
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Süleyman Küçüktamer as Accounting Director |
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Nadi Güler as Ironmonger |
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İbrahim Çelikli as Ali's Shepherd Friend |
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Hüseyin Şengün as TV Technician |
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Erkan Aydın as Minibus Driver #2 |
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Veli Savaş as Poem Reader/Rewarder |
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Bahtiyar Ergün as Salih |
| Editing | Aylin Zoi Tinel | Editor |
| Directing | Derviş Zaim | Director |
| Writing | Derviş Zaim | Writer |
| Sound | Mustafa Bölükbaşı | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Dinos Kittou | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Özgür Özden | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Burak Topalakçı | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Volkan Duran | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Emre Oskay | Line Producer |
| Production | Marsel Kalvo | Associate Producer |
| Production | Derviş Zaim | Producer |
| Crew | Taner Tokgöz | Cinematography |
| Crew | Engin Örsel | Cinematography |
| Crew | Osman Nuri İyem | Cinematography |
| Crew | Ali Tansu Turhan | Cinematography |
| Crew | Alican Muhittin Dilege | Cinematography |
| Crew | Ata Çağdaş Yıldırım | Cinematography |