SCREENING SERIES ➸ SIVAS
Turkey's Foreign Film Oscar submission
Synopsis: Aslan, an 11-year old boy living in a small rural village, rescues a noble weathered fighting dog who has been badly beaten in a fight. The dog finds a new lease on life, but as his success attracts attention from the village head, Aslan also finds himself in an unexpected crash-course into adulthood. Programmed at more than two dozen major international film festivals,Sivas made its world premiere at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival where it won the special jury prize for Best Actor.
Directed by: Kaan Müjdeci
Cast: Dogan Izci, Ozan Celik, Hasan Ozdemir, Ezgi Ergin
Distributor: Coloured Giraffes
Runtime: 97 minutes
Q&A moderated by Deadline's Dominic Patten with director Kaan Müjdeci.
Monday, November 16th 7:30pm
Landmark Theatres
10850 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
