Beyond the hill
Beyond the hill
Emin Alper
Turkey, Greece / 2012 / 94'
Beyond the hill
Emin Alper
Turkey, Greece / 2012 / 94'

It’s a summer’s day and retired forester Faik is receiving visitors at his country home. His son Nusret has come to visit with Faik’s two grandsons Caner and Zafer. Despite the summer setting however, the mood remains oddly muted. Faik is having problems with the local nomads and is constantly on his guard, while Zafer has been suffering mental problems since his military service. This small group is completed by the family of Mehmet and Meryem and brings together different temperaments and social classes. But conflicts are avoided: it’s all someone else’s fault, that of the nomads, who remain an invisible foe.

Director

Emin Alper

Born in 1974 in Ermenek, Emin Alper studied Economics and History at Bogazici University in Istanbul, where he did a Ph. D. in the Modern History of Turkey. He lectures at the Faculty of Human and Social Science at the Technical University in Istanbul. "Beyond the Hill" marks his debut as director of a full-length film.

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