TOUR ABROAD
by Ayse Polat
synopsis
Zeki, a Turkish homosexual folk singer, travels from Amsterdam to attend an old friend's funeral in Germany. He leaves with Senay, an 11-year-old girl who is searching of her mother, whom no-one has heard of for a long time. Thrown together, the two discover an extraordinary affinity for each other.
international title: | Tour Abroad |
original title: | Auslandstournee |
country: | Germany |
year: | 2000 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ayse Polat |
film run: | 91' |
screenplay: | Ayse Polat, Basri Polat |
cast: | Hilmi Sözer, Özlem Blume, Özay Fecht, Martin Glade, Birol Ünel |
cinematography by: | Jens Dittmar, Martin Gressmann |
film editing: | Margot Neubert-Maric, Ursula Roderjan |
costumes designer: | Jessika Bätz, Petra Burmester |
producer: | Elke Peters |
production: | NEUE MIRA Filmproduktion GmbH, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) |
backing: | Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film |