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Love in Another Language
Love in Another Language (Turkish: Başka Dilde Aşk) is a 2009 Turkish drama film directed by İlksen Başarır, starring Mert Fırat as a young deaf man who falls in love with a call-center worker. The film, which went on nationwide general release on December 18, 2009, won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Bursa and Ankara as well as the 3rd Yeşilçam Awards. ProductionThe film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] PlotOnur, who has been deaf since birth, works as a librarian. His father had left him and his mother when he was seven, and Onur has always blamed himself for this. Although being able to speak, he has chosen to stay silent because of the pitying looks of the people around him. At his friend Vedat's engagement party, he meets Zeynep, who later finds out about Onur's hearing disability, but is not bothered by it. She is forced by her overbearing father to leave home and gets a job at a call-center. Having to speak on the phone all day to people she doesn't know, Zeynep finds peace with Onur, who she communicates with perfectly without speaking... Cast
ReleaseGeneral releaseThe film opened in 38 screens across Turkey on December 18, 2009 at number nine in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $103,877.[2] Festival screenings
ReceptionBox officeThe film twice reached number nine in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $771,785.[2] Awards
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