Love, Spells and All That

Love, Spells and All That (Turkish: Aşk, Büyü vs.) is a Turkish drama film, written and directed by Ümit Ünal and released in 2019.[1] The film stars Selen Uçer as Reyhan and Ece Dizdar as Eren, two women in a small Turkish town who had a love affair as teenagers but were separated when Eren went away to university in Paris; now, 20 years later, Eren returns wanting to rekindle their relationship, but Reyhan is uncertain even though she had once cast a love spell to make Eren love her forever.[2]

Love, Spells and All That
TurkishAşk, Büyü vs.
Directed byÜmit Ünal
Written byÜmit Ünal
Produced byÜmit Ünal
StarringSelen Uçer
Ece Dizdar
CinematographyTürksoy Gölebeyi
Edited byMelike Kasaplar
Music byÜmit Ünal
Production
company
MTAFilm
Distributed byTLA Releasing
Release date
  • 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) (Antalya)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

The film's cast also includes Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Uygar Özçelik, Emrah Kolukisa, Damla Ersan, Tonguç Rador, Murat Toprak, Sirzat Bilallar, Melisa Demir, Gizem Katmer, Rohat Culum, Ramazan Alkan, Serhat Gonen, Eyüp Kelen, Onur Alkan, Alaattin Ekin, Muharrem Dursun, Kasim Arli, Yilmaz Arli, Melik Alkan, Kerim Ünal, Ilhan Alkan and Görkem Mertsöz.

The film premiered at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019.[3] It was picked up for international distribution by TLA Releasing in 2021.[4]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2019 Best Film Ümit Ünal Nominated [5]
SIYAD Jury Award Won
Dr. Avni Tolunay Jury Award Won
Best Actress Selen Uçer Won
Istanbul Film Festival 2020 Golden Tulip for Best Film Ümit Ünal Won [6]
Best Screenplay Won
Best Actress Selen Uçer Won
Ece Dizdar Won
Inside Out Film and Video Festival 2021 Audience Award Love, Spells and All That Won [7]
Outfest Best International Screenplay Ümit Ünal Won [8]
Turkish Film Critics Association 2022 Best Film Love, Spells and All That Won [9]
Best Director Ümit Ünal Nominated
Best Actress Selen Uçer Won
Ece Dizdar Nominated
Best Screenplay Ümit Ünal Won
Best Cinematography Türksoy Gölebeyi Nominated
Best Music Ümit Ünal Nominated

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