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

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raiproductionmedia@gmail.com

 

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+90 531 646 01 15

Yana Rai and Daria Dunich for Esquire Kazakhstan

 

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