The Obsolete One
Turkey, 2015, 15 minutes, Color, Turkish
2016 Ankara FF; Special Jury Award Seattle Turkish FF; Best Short Film
Director: Hakan Hücum
Screenplay: Hakan Hücum, Ersin Kiliç
Cinematography: Deniz Pişkin
Editing: Hakan Hücum, Eylem Caner
Music: Feridun Emre Dursun
Production: Hakan Hücum
Cast: Salih Usta, Bertan Dirikolu, Fatoş Özyer
A brand new bust is brought to a small village. State officials who brought it forget to take back the obsolete one. The only teacher at the village school, Şeref, assigns the duty of protecting the old one to the janitor İzzet. This burden will lead İzzet’s life to an impasse.