Crab Play
Yengeç Oyunu
Synopsis
Yengeç Oyunu (Crab Play) tells the story of women from a small city, trying to survive. Asya (Ayça İnci) who is a History assistant professor at Istanbul University moves to a town taking her 5-year old daughter İpek, hoping to build a new life. in a little while Asya finds a job at the University and finds herself in an unusual project along her students. A project that will change their life. While investigating old Ottoman documents, they discover a murder case which grabs their attention. At the time seen as an honor killing the suspect has been acquitted. While Asya and her students investigate and find various aspects of this murder, they fight with their own demons as well as those of Turkish society.
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Ayça İnci
Asya
Ayşe Kökçü
Emine
Elif Melda Yılmaz
Nuriye
Ensar Kılıç
Enver Bey
Özcan Varaylı
Yengeç İdris
Sevgi Onat
Sadiye
Burcu Tutkun Oruç
Tülay
Pelin Acar
Songül
Devrim Özder Akın
Hasan
Elif Yıldız
Zeynep
Berkay Akın
Yengeç Salih
Abdulkadir Tulun
Abdullah
Tolga İskit
Orkun
Gizem Kaçar
İpek
Levent Çimen
Dursun
Zeynep Mataracı
Esra
Çiğdem Altug
Gülcem
Simten Demirkol
Nesrin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ali Özgentürk
- Screenplay & Story
- Gülsüm Öz, Ali Özgentürk
- Original Title
- Yengeç Oyunu
- Country of Origin
- Hungary, Turkey
- Spoken Languages
- Turkish
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ali Özgentürk
Gülsüm Öz, Ali Özgentürk
Márton Miklauzic
Aylin Zoi Tinel
Ali Özgentürk
Department Leadership Roster
Aylin Zoi Tinel
Editor
Ali Özgentürk
Producer
Ali Özgentürk
Director
Ali Özgentürk
Writer
Márton Miklauzic
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Crab Play
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What is Crab Play about?
Yengeç Oyunu (Crab Play) tells the story of women from a small city, trying to survive. Asya (Ayça İnci) who is a History assistant professor at Istanbul University moves to a town taking her 5-year old daughter İpek, hoping to build a new life. in a little while Asya finds a job at the University and finds herself in an unusual project along her students. A project that will change their life. While investigating old Ottoman documents, they discover a murder case which grabs their attention. At the time seen as an honor killing the suspect has been acquitted. While Asya and her students investigate and find various aspects of this murder, they fight with their own demons as well as those of Turkish society.
Who directed Crab Play?
Crab Play was directed by Ali Özgentürk.
Who stars in Crab Play?
The principal cast of Crab Play includes Ayça İnci, Ayşe Kökçü, Elif Melda Yılmaz, Ensar Kılıç, Özcan Varaylı.
When was Crab Play released and how long is it?
Crab Play was released in 2009 with a total runtime of 1h 16m.