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National Competition

MIRROR MIRROR
AYNA AYNA

• Director: Belmin Söylemez
• TURKEY / 2022 / DCP / Colour / 114’ / Turkish; English s.t.

• Screenplay: Belmin Söylemez, Haşmet Topaloğlu
• Director of Photography: Vedat Özdemir
• Editing: Evren Luş
• Music: Ekin Fil
• Art Director: Görkem Canbolat
• Cast: Manolya Maya, Şenay Aydın, Laçin Ceylan, Cengiz Orhonlu
• Producer: Haşmet Topaloğlu
• Production Co.: Filmbüfe Prodüksiyon Ltd.
• World Sales: Filmbüfe Prodüksiyon Ltd.

2023 Istanbul Film Festival Best Director, Best Actress (Manolya Maya, Şenay Aydın, Laçin Ceylan)
2022 Antalya Special Jury prize Best Supporting Actress (Laçin Ceylan)

Today’s Istanbul. Society has become more and more conservative and women struggle to keep ground in society. Aylin, an aspiring actress and a reluctant business student, wants to land on the role of a concubine in an Ottoman-themed TV series to gain independence from her possessive father. She attends an acting course to pursue her goals. Self-educated Frida rehearses her unfinished play Letters to Frida in public spaces. However, first she has to overcome her fears and panic attacks. Lale, an established actress runs a small theatre and gives acting courses. Facing economic difficulties, she struggles to keep her theatre alive. Their paths intersect at Lale’s drama course.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.