SOFIA
Year of release: 2024
Country: Turkey, Kazakhstan
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Timing: 90 min
Director Tulepbergen Baisakalov
Co-director Daria Dunich
Actors: Yana Rai, Tulepbergen Baisakalov, Tolga Çifçi, İlkay Kuyku
The slogan: Don't touch anything of mine
World premiere: May 2024
Premiere Turkey: 2024
Premiere Kazakhstan: 12th of September
Sofia, a stunning young woman, is romantically involved with the affluent Turk, Hüseyin, without knowledge of his marital status. The trajectory of Sofia's life takes a sharp turn when Hüseyin's wife discovers their affair. Cast adrift on the shores of the Black Sea, Sofia's path crosses with Azamat, a hopeful immigrant from Kazakhstan who arrived in Istanbul years ago.
The trailer:
Directed by TULEPBERGEN BAISAKALOV
Co-director DARIA DUNICH
Screenplay by TALGATBEK ABISHEV, SAPAR AUYELBEK
General producer YANA RAI
Executive producer DARIA DUNICH
Line Producer MARINA BERG
Director of Photography AIGUL NURBULATOVA
Production Designer TATYANA KUZOVLEVA
Make-up Artist LIDIYA ORDYNSKAYA
Music by RAVIL KIRSHIBAI, ARMAN MUKATAI
Edited by VLADIMIR PINCHUK
1st Assistant Director ALYONA KIM
Cast:
Sofia YANA RAI
Azamat TULEPBERGEN BAISAKALOV
Hussein TOLGA ÇİFÇİ
Chidem İLKAY KUYKU
Pimp NATALIA CHEPRASOVA
Hotel manager HİCRAN KARADAĞ ŞİMŞEK
Hotel security guard EKREM SEYFULLAH KEÇECİ
Beach security guard CEM BÜYÜKKAYA
Kidnappers SERVET ASİ; NURETTİN HEMRAYEV
Guys at the beach EMRE ÜNAL, MUSTAFA KAYA, ÇOŞKUN ELAYEV
Hairdresser RASİM DEMİRHAN
Gold salesman UMUT CAN GÖKTAŞ
Housekeeper GULCHEKHRA SHOKIROVA
Children in the village:
ERKENAZ BAITURSYN
ENLIK BAITURSYN
TOMIRIS MUSAEVA
AMIR TEMIRBEK
AISULTAN TEMIRBEK
Extras:
MEHMETCAN TÜZEN
HASAN DEMİRKOLLU
SAFİYENUR GÜNEŞ
ÖZGE DEMİR
YASEMİN NAS
HALİL İBRAHİM TAŞKIN
SEMA UĞUZ
BİROL DENİZCİ
AREN MARTYAN
MENEKŞE YILDIRIM
HAFIZE UYSAL
RABİA LÜTFİYE ERDOĞAN
BAHAR AYŞENUR AKKOYUNLU
UMUTCAN KEMENT
HALİL İBRAHİM ÇEVİK
MEHMET KILIÇOĞLU
KADER İLHAN
BANU GÜLEÇ SERT
SEDAT KARA
SEZEN KAYA
HELİN TUTACAK
BAHTİYAR FURKAN KARAGÖL
ALPER ARIKAN
EMRE KARACA
OĞUZ İNAL
EBRU ÜNVER GÜREL
PELİN ŞEN
DİLARA GÜLNAZ
NURAL AKKAYA
NATALIA SOLODOVNIKOVA
DARIA DUNICH
ADILE CHERKEZOVA
EMRULLAH YETİM
KHAN WALİ
Assistant Producer DARIA AKHMEDZHANOVA
Location Managers EMRULLAH YETİM; ÖMÜR TAŞ;
ERENGÜL ATLI; FATİH ÇELEBİ
Administrative Coordinator CESUR TAŞ
Casting YELDA GÜRKAN
Stunt Coordinator SİFU SALMAN ATAŞ
Special Effect Supervisor ABDELRAKHMAN TURKİA
Hair Stylist SUAT KABADAYI
Script Supervisor ALYONA KIM
2nd Assistant Director ABDELRAKHMAN TURKIA
2nd Cameraman SERGEY BELOUSSOV
Lighting Designer, Gaffer NAIL SULEIMANOV
Assistants Lighting Designer SEZGİN AKTÜRK; MÜMİN TAŞGIN
1st AC, Focus Puller RENAT NUGAEV
Digital Imaging Technician İBRAHİM BULUT YILDIZLI
Camera Technicians ÖZGÜR AKGÜL; MEHMET CAN TÜRK
Ronin Operator FURKAN ŞAHİN
Assistants Ronin Operator RAMAZAN TALHA YASİM; YUNUSEMRE GÜNDOĞMUŞ
Sound Director BOGDAN SKORIK
Boom Operator ARDZHUN NAGUMANOV
Postproduction producer DMITRIY BAS
Team Lead VALENTIN ANDREEV
VFX-desiner VALENTIN ANDREEV
Colorists VALENTIN ANDREEV, DMITRIY BAS
Postproduction assistants DMITRIY MISURA, DMITRIY STARODUBCEV, ALINA BAS
Reductor NATALYA ATLAS
Costume Designer TATYANA KUZOVLEVA
Assistant Production Designer SOPHIYA DUNICH
Assistant Costume Designer TATIANA MIROSHNIKOVA
English translation by PAUL GEOFFREY ELLIOTT, MARINA ELLIOTT
Turkish translation by MARINA BERG
We are grateful to:
AIR ASTANA Airline
Limandere Kavurmacısı Restaurant, represented by ÖMER AK
Projesfilm Production Technical Support
Azem airfield
Solar Beach Kilyos, SERTER DEMIR and MURAT ONCUOĞLU
Kilya Hotel, represented by UMUT TEKGIL
Coffee Shop Le Palais Gourmand Tarabya
Gold Shop BARIŞ KUYUMCULUK
Barbershop Kemer KUAFÖR
raiproductionmedia@gmail.com
Levent Mah., Ebulula Mardin Cad., 4.Gazeteciler Sitesi N:A9/4/97 Beşiktaş, İstanbul/Türkiye
+90 531 646 01 15
raiproductionmedia@gmail.com
Levent Mah., Ebulula Mardin Cad., 4.Gazeteciler Sitesi N:A9/4/97 Beşiktaş, İstanbul/Türkiye
+90 531 646 01 15
