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| Two girls dancing on the edge of river | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for the movie | |
| Directed by | Arpan Qagatar |
| Written by | Arpan Qagatar Julia Belmayer |
| Produced by | United Cavunian Film Group NOVA Media Aq'Hort |
| Starring | Anuşa Tölgın Nilufar Bezarbeq Yana Ifaşi Gotsö Miqtartani |
| Cinematography | Levan H'Atarniq |
| Edited by | Yui Gaşaltaqı Eliyah Loventu Ari Töltöl |
| Music by | Sitqa Uldın |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | NOVA Media Aq'Hort |
Release dates | August 27, 2019 (Cavunia) September 11, 2019 (international) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Cavunia |
| Language | Kunak |
Two girls dancing on the edge of river (Kunak: Öz'Nin Şetinıý Örtoqaltpaşik) is a 2019 Cavunian drama film directed by Arpan Qagatar and distributed by NOVA Media Aq'Hort. It was submitted to the annual Cavunian Academy Awards and won the title of the best national screen production in December later that year. It proved to be one of the most successful Cavunian films, grossing over $2 million.
Plot
The movie follows the story of a young girl, Samal, and her younger sister, Ilqa, living in a small village somewhere in the Cavunian mountains. One day, the village in which the girls reside is attacked by a group of men, supposedly from another clan, and burned down. While the girls are playing near river, their father is strangled to death and their mother beaten and raped. Upon returning to home, Samal notices that everyone was either killed or ran away and decides that it is better to leave and search for help in a nearby city. The girls are found by a group of officers, dancing and drinking water from the river.
Development
This was the debut film of Arpan Qagatar, that previously worked in the television. Writing, preparing and casting took him over two years but he managed to convince a group of students from Aq'Hort to help him develop the idea. Entire story is narrated in the shades of gray and there's no word spoken during the film, with only sound of horses, fire and water are highlighted. Sitqa Uldın also wrote two melodies that played during the beggining and the ending screen. Casting took place in late 2017, with eleven year old Anuşa Tölgın receiving the role of Samal and Niulfar Bezarbeq playing Ilqa. This was both girls' acting debut. The filming took place in the summer of 2018 in western Cavunia, with the village being fully set up near to the Borkan river.
The editing was being done from October to December in 2018, with the help of Floren editor, Eliyah Loventu and two Cavunian members of NOVA Media Aq'Hort. Only then it was decided to make the movie black & white. Several other variations, such as sepia styled edition, were produced but not distributed.
The film was first played in Cavunia on 27th August, 2019 and later, in September, in several other countries. It was also sumbitted for two international festivals, including Academy Award for the best foreign language film.