Something Useful
İşe Yarar Bir Şey
Synopsis
A chance meeting on a train in the Turkish countryside leads two women to a journey that shows them the importance of setting a path for one's life.
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İşe Yarar Bir Şey (Something Useful) - Fragman
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-12-21
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Başak Köklükaya
Leyla
Öykü Karayel
Canan
Yiğit Özşener
Yavuz
Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu
Gülistan
Berfu Öngören
Dilara
Melih Düzenli
Canan'ın Babası
Sedat Kalkavan
Sarhoş Adam
Fatih Sevdi
İsmail
İbrahim Selim
İrfan
Süleyman Karaahmet
Serhat
Aydan Kalınağa
Sevgi
Neslihan Öztürk
İlknur
Aslıhan Kandemir
Ayşe
Ozanay Alpkan
Zeynep
Ersin Duymazlar
Kemal
Emrah Oğul Özertem
Ali
Cüneyt Yalaz
Murat
Serkan Çetinkaya
Sedat
Release History & Theatrical Window
Istanbul Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Pelin Esmer
- Screenplay & Story
- Pelin Esmer, Barış Bıçakçı
- Original Title
- İşe Yarar Bir Şey
- Country of Origin
- France, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey
- Spoken Languages
- Turkish
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Production Studios
- mîtosfilm, Sinefilm, Mars Productions, Topkapi Films, Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pelin Esmer
Pelin Esmer, Barış Bıçakçı
Gökhan Tiryaki
Pelin Esmer, Evren Lus
Pelin Esmer, Marsel Kalvo
Department Leadership Roster
Pelin Esmer
Director
Pelin Esmer
Writer
Barış Bıçakçı
Writer
Pelin Esmer
Producer
Marsel Kalvo
Producer
Pelin Esmer
Editor
Evren Lus
Editor
Gökhan Tiryaki
Director of Photography
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Türk Sineması
Türk Sineması
ESSENTIAL FILMS BY WOMEN
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ESSENTIAL FILMS BY WOMEN
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What is Something Useful about?
A chance meeting on a train in the Turkish countryside leads two women to a journey that shows them the importance of setting a path for one's life.
Who directed Something Useful?
Something Useful was directed by Pelin Esmer.
Who stars in Something Useful?
The principal cast of Something Useful includes Başak Köklükaya, Öykü Karayel, Yiğit Özşener, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Berfu Öngören.
When was Something Useful released and how long is it?
Something Useful was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 47m.