Motherland Hotel
Motherland Hotel is a 1987 Turkish psychological thriller film directed by Ömer Kavur. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yusuf Atılgan.
Plot
Zebercet owns a hotel in a small provincial town. He manages to keep it up with the help of one maid, a little girl who lives with him. One evening, one of the clients leaves the hotel, promising to return in a week. Haunted by the memory of the beautiful unknown, it leaves little to be gained by a little melancholy. Overwhelmed by his impulses, he refuses to take any clients, and closes the hotel.Cast
- Macit Koper - Zebercet
- Şahika Tekand - The lady
- Serra Yılmaz - Ortalıkçı
- Orhan Çağman - Emekli Subay
Awards
- 1987 Antalya [Golden Orange Film Festival]: Best Director, Second Best Film
- 1987 Istanbul Film Festival: Best Turkish Film
- 1987 Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award