Egg

Egg (Turkish: Yumurta) is an award winning Turkish drama feature film produced in 2007 and directed by Semih Kaplanoglu.

Egg

Plot

Poet Yusuf learns about the death of his mother Zehra and goes back to his hometown, where he had not been for years. In the ruined house, a young girl, Ayla awaits him. Yusuf was not aware of his distant relative, who had been living with his mother since five years.

Ayla conveys Zehra^s will to Yusuf, who has to fulfill. Yusuf is unable to resist the pressure from the maternal household's chattels, and everyday habits, the staid rhythm of the province and the spaces filled with ghosts.

Yusuf and Ayla set off for a saint's tomb, couple of hours away, for the religious sacrifice ceremony that his mother had pledged. Unable to locate the herd, amongst which the sacrificial animal is to be selected, they are forced to spend the night in a hotel by a nearby crater lake. A wedding ceremony held at the hotel brings Yusuf and Ayla closer. While the falling snow covers guilt, they no longer head back to that old town.

Awards

• 2007 Valdivia International Film Festival - Best Director, Best Actress
• 2007 Sarajevo Film Festival - Best Actress, Heart of Sarajevo: Best Actress
• 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Camera Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Behlül Dal Digitürk Jury Special Award for Young Talent, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Picture
• 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok - Best Director (Harvest of Talents competition)