‘Long Time Ago’ Awarded in Silk Road International Film Festival

* Source: Anadolu Agency (AA)

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Scripted and directed by Cihan Sağlam, the movie "Long Time Ago" has been awarded in the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival in Ireland.

In the International Feature Film Competition of the film festival held in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, Onur Dikmen, the lead actor of "Long Time Ago", has been granted the Award for Best Actor.

Silk Road Uluslararası Film Festivali En İyi Erkek Oyuncu | Onur Dikmen pic.twitter.com/fIdFYgPu6f

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Born and raised in a town in Anatolia, two brothers unexpectedly find themselves in the middle of a murder, uncovering the secrets of their family.

Last year, the movie was also granted the "Best Actress" award in Boğaziçi Film Festival and "Best Supporting Actress" award in the International Adana Film Festival. Among its cast are also Serdar Orçin, Nihan Okutucu Dengiz, Reha Özcan, Ümit Çırak and Sevinç Erbulak.

Produced by Cenk Özçelik and Cihan Sağlam, the film is expected to come to the big screen in Turkey in May 2020.

The movie made its premiere in in the Silk Road International Film Festival, where Onur Dikmen has been granted the Best Actor Award.

The other awards in the festival are as follows:

Best Movie - The Swing Maker
Best Producer - Yu Daxiong (The Swing Maker)
Best Actress - Irene Wan (The Fallen)
Best Documentary - Stand Up Doll (Evelyne Tollman Werzowa)
Best Short Film- Family Hour
Best Short Documentary- Captain 22
Best Short Animation - Umbrella

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