Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster

Sanki Her Şey Biraz Felaket

Directed by Umut Subaşı

2023

Black comedy , Drama

88 min

Turkey

Turkish English

Synopsis

Four twenty-somethings in contemporary Istanbul: Zeynep is a student who feels distressed from following daily news. Her housemate Ayşe tries to flee abroad because she cannot see a future for herself in Turkey. Mehmet is a married engineer who is never satisfied with his above-average life, while unemployed Ali feels stuck living with his parents. Coincidences bring them together in a playful manner. Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster explores the anxieties faced by the new generation with its humorous and intertwined ways.

Festivals

2023

Braunschweig International Film Festival | •
Cinemamed | • Special Mention Jury Revolution, Special Mention Youth Jury
Ankara International Film Festival | • Best Debut Feature Award
International Film Festival of India | •
Vancouver Turkish Film Festival | •
International Film Festival of Rotterdam | Bright Future •
TAIFAS - Festival of Films, Art and Balkanic Culture | •
Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Sao Paulo | •
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata FestiFreak | •
Adana Golden Boll Film Festival | • Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Best Film
Ayvalık Film Festival | • A New Screenwriter (Umut Subaşı)
Cinema Jove | •
Jeonju International Film Festival | International Competition •
Istambul International Film Festival | National Competition • Special Mention
New Directors / New Films | Official Selection •

2024

Türkisches Filmfestival Frankfurt | •
Munich Turkish Film Days | •
Festival du Cinéma de Turquie à Paris | •
Tüpisch Türkisch | •
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland | •

About the Director

Umut Subaşı

Umut Subaşı was born in Ankara in 1990. He studied Film Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir. His award-winning short films include I DON’T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITY (Best Short Film at Istanbul Film Festival and at the SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Awards). Umut’s debut feature ALMOST ENTIRELY A SLIGHT DISASTER had its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2023.

Filmography

I DON’T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITY (Short Film) (2018)

POWDERLESS (Short Film) (2014)

USE OF ELLIPSIS (Short Film) (2013)

LACK (Short Film) (2013)

Cast & Crew

Cast:

Melis Sevinç, Melisa Bostancioğlu, İbrahim Arici, Mert Can Sevimli

Script:

Umut Subaşı

Cinematographer:

Mert Özercan

Editor:

Umut Subaşı

Production Company:

Yunik Film

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Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster

Synopsis

Festivals

2023

2024

About the Director

Umut Subaşı

Filmography

I DON’T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITY (Short Film) (2018)

POWDERLESS (Short Film) (2014)

USE OF ELLIPSIS (Short Film) (2013)

LACK (Short Film) (2013)

Cast & Crew

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Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster

Synopsis

Festivals

2023

2024

About the Director

Umut Subaşı

Filmography

I DON’T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITY (Short Film) (2018)

POWDERLESS (Short Film) (2014)

USE OF ELLIPSIS (Short Film) (2013)

LACK (Short Film) (2013)

Cast & Crew

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