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THE CRIMINALS
by Serhat Karaaslan  

24min | France, Romania, Turkey | 2021

Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together. They are rejected from all hotels for not having a marriage certificate. Once they believe they’ve found a trick to use, the situation gets out of hand.​
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Original Title Les Criminels
Year of production 2021
Length 24 min
Country France, Romania, Turkey
Shooting Format RAW
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Dialogue Turkish
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Director Serhat Karaaslan
Producer Laure Dahout
Production Tiresias Films
Co-Producer Laura Musat
Writer Serhat Karaaslan
Cinematographer Tudor Mircea
Editor Nathan Delannoy
Art Director Meral Aktan 
Sound Utku Insel, Marius Leftãrache, Charli Masson, Samy Bardet
Original Music Charli Circus
Cast Deniz Altan, Lorin Merhart, Erdem Senocak, Ercan Kesal, Cem Baza

With the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée and ARTE France
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Festival selections
Sundance Film Festival 2021, USA - World Premiere, Special Jury Award for Screenwriting
​SXSW - South by Southwest Film Festival 2021, USA
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2021, The Netherlands
Akbank Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey
Annapolis Film Festival 2021, USA
Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille 2021, France - Best Screenwriting Award, Best Actress Award (Deniz Altan)
Kortfilmfestivalen/The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2021, Norway
San Diego International ShortsFest 2021, USA - Audience Choice Award
​Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2021, Hungary - Best International Short Film Award
Istanbul Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Best Short Film Award
Prague Short Film Festival 2021, Czech Republic
Vienna Shorts Film Festival 2021, Austria
Les Nuits MED - Festivale di u Filmucortu 2021, France
DeadCenter Film Festival 2021, USA
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021, USA - Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes Award
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2021, Japan
Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2021, Croatia -​ Best International Short Film Award
Ischia Film Festival 2021, Italy - Jury Special Mention
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2021, South Korea
Reggio Calabria FilmFest 2021, Italy - Best Screenplay Award
Galway Film Fleadh 2021, Ireland
Cordillera International Film Festival 2021, USA - Best Drama Short Film Award
DokuFest 2021, Kosovo - Best Short Film Award
Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2021, Ukraine
Salute Your Shorts Festival 2021, USA - Runner Up Drama Award
Karlovci Film Festival 2021, Serbia
Nordic International Film Festival 2021, USA
Brussels Short Film Festival 2021, Belgium
​Nashville Film Festival 2021, USA
​Courts d'un soir - Montreal International Short Film Festival 2021, Canada
HollyShorts Film Festival 2021, USA
DC Shorts International Film Festival 2021, USA
Tirana International Film Festival 2021, Albania - Best Balkan Short Film Award
Drama International Short Film Festival 2021, Greece - The Human Values​ Award
​Rooftop Films 2021, USA
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy 2021, Finland
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2021, Mexico - Best International Short Film Fiction Award
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival 2021, Italy - Best Actor Award (Lorin Merhart)
Calgary International Film Festival 2021, Canada
Linz International Short Film Festival 2021, Austria - Jury Special Mention (Screenplay)
Hamptons International Film Festival 2021, USA
Woodstock Film Festival 2021, USA
Jeonju International Short Film Festival 2021, South Korea
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2021, Belgium
​Cinemed - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier 2021, France
Thess International Short Film Festival 2021, Greece
Festival AZYL 2021, Slovakia
Un Festival C'est Trop Court - Festival Européen du Court Métrage de Nice 2021, France
DaVinci International Film Festival 2021, USA - Best Short Film Award
Denver Film Festival 2021, USA
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2021, USA - Best International Short Film Award
Philadelphia Film Festival 2021, USA
Naples International Film Festival 2021, USA
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2021, USA - Best Short Film Award
Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 2021, Spain - Best Foreign Short Film Award
​Linea d'Ombra Festival - CortoEuropa Competition 2021, Italy - Best Short Film Award
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2021
Raindance Film Festival 2021, UK
24fps International Short Film Festival 2021, USA - Medal Alternate Award, Best Actress Award (Deniz Altan)
FilmFestival Cottbus 2021, Germany
Sulmona International Film Festival 2021, Italy
Coronado Island Film Festival 2021, USA
Cucalorus Film Festival 2021, USA
ALCINE - Festival Internacional de Cine 2021, Spain
Soria International Short Film Fest 2021, Spain
Foyle Film Festival 2021, Northern Ireland
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Best Short Film Award, Best Art Direction Award
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2021, Malta
Pittsburgh Shorts 2021, USA
Boston Turkish Festival Documentary & Short Film Competition 2021, USA
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2021, Brazil
International Crime and Punishment Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Jury Special Award
Festival on Wheels 2021, Turkey
Grand OFF Film Festival 2021, Poland
​International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2021, India
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Festival Tous Courts- Festival International de Courts métrages d'Aix-en-Provence 2021, France
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo 2021, Spain - Best Actor Award (Ercan Kesal)
Passaggi d’Autore - Mediterranean Short Film Festival 2021, Italy
Seattle Turkish Film Festival 2021, USA
Eskişehir Film Festival 2021, Turkey
New York Turkish Film Festival 2021, USA
International Usak Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Best Film Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Editing Award, Best Supporting Act Award (Erdem Şenocak)
Human Rights Film Festival 2021, Turkey
​Paris Courts Devant, la Rencontre des Cinémas Emergents 2021, France
Vicoli Corti 2021, Italy - Special Mention Best Director
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2022, Australia
​​Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente 2022, Colombia
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia 2022, Spain
Festival International du Film Court d'Angoulême 2022, France
​International Film Festival ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA 2022, Poland
Court en Scène - Festival international du court métrage Troyes & Aube 2022, France - Best Screenplay Award
Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo 2022, Spain
BUFF Malmö Filmfestival 2022, Sweden
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland 2022, Germany - ​Best Short Film Award
Fargo Film Festival 2022, USA
Festival Courts-Bouillon 2022, France
Festival des Cinémas de Turquie à Paris 2022, France
Music & Cinema - Festival International du Film à Marseille 2022, France - Best Fiction Film Award
Festival du film court francophone - Un poing c'est court​ 2022, France - ​Best Screenplay Award, Press Award
Short Days 2022, Italy
Grenzland-Filmtage Selb International Film Festival 2022, Germany
​​International Festival "Corti da Sogni - Antonio Ricci" 2022, Italy
Reel Shorts Film Festival 2022, Canada
​​South East European Film Festival Los Angeles 2022, USA - Honorable Mention
Cinema Talks 2022, Austria
Transilvania Shorts 2022, Romania - Best Cinematography Award
ELBE DOCK International Film Festival 2022, Germany
Sinepark Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey - Best Short Film Award
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Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival 2022, Greece
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​​​​​​International Film Festival Kino Otok - Isola Cinema, Slovenia
Master international Film Festival 2022, Tunisia - ​Best Short Film Award
Détours en CineCourt 2022, France
Aigio International Short Film Festival «Thodoros Angelopoulos» 2022, Greece - Jury Special Mention, Audience Award
Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2022, Argentina
Omladinski Film Festival - Youth Film Festival Sarajevo 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cinelido - Festival del Cinema Italiano 2022, Italy - RAI Cinema Channel Award
Postira Seaside Film Festival 2022, Croatia
La Guarimba Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Fiction Award
Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara  2022, Cuba - Jury Special Prize
​​Across The Lake Film Festival Festival 2022, Republic of Macedonia
Calabria Movie International Short Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Actress Award for Deniz Altan
The Black Sea Film Festival 2022, Romania
Live at Heart Film Festival 2022, Sweden
Shorts México - Mexico International Short Film Festival 2022 - Jury Special Mention
Elba Film Festival 2022, Italy - Special Mention
BUZZ - Buzau International Film Festival 2022, Romania
Pigneto Film Festival 2022, Italy
Filmoramax 2022, France​
Le Cri du Court 2022, France
Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle 2022, Colombia
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Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes 2022, 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Director's Statement
 I have always found that hotel rooms lend themselves to cinematography. They provoke curiosity as well as the imagination. One cannot help but wonder what could have happened in them. They are places of intimacy and, by definition, a limit that society, in principle, has no right to cross. However, the whole aim of an authoritarian regime is to control even this last space of individual freedom.
The Criminals is a social realist drama combined with the elements of the thriller film and within its heart the desire and the question of intimacy. Nazli and Emre are a young, modern couple that love each other and seek to enjoy themselves. Sexuality is not a taboo for them. They freely and joyfully desire each other. Their only obstacle is others. I do believe the film has potential to spark discussion about the historical shifts that the country is facing by following this story of two young lovers’ exploration of their sexuality and their willingness to freely enjoy their privacy. We intend to question what it is like to grow up and live in today's Turkey as a young person.
The Criminals gives a glimpse into how an entire country is being turned into a gigantic prison, a society where everyone is being watched and controlled. I would like to make the audience feel the intense atmosphere of this specific time that we are going through. What could be better to generate this mood than a hotel, a place where intimacy and collective life intertwine?
 


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