Troglodytes of Ortahisar / Uçhisar,
Turkey
Directed by Peter Brosens

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (16/9)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

At the heart of the Anatolian plateau, lies an underground living space in an extraordinary and phantasmagorical setting. Here, nature offers the full range of the mineral labyrinth. Cappadocia offers an unparalleled geological and architectural setting in which cave-dwelling settlements reached their highest peak: the early Christians found refuge there, sculpting churches and secret dwellings from the volcanic tuff. What remains of this cave-dwelling culture that somehow still survives today? What remains of such ancient history and tradition in these times of mass tourism?

CREDITS

Directed by : Peter Brosens
Script : Peter Brosens
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Image : Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Editing : Dominique Lefever
Sound : Damien Defays

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request Contact-us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

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