Whispers of Dead Zone

Mete (Mete Pere) is a successful young television director from Northern Cyprus that has settled down in Istanbul, yet doesn't quite feel like he belongs there. He returns to his homeland of Cyprus with the intent to make a documentary. While on the island, Mete feels the division between the Greek and Turkish cultures that exist within him, especially while visiting the graves of his ex-girlfriend, mother, and old friends. He also slowly begins to build a relationship with Rüyam (Leman Özdogan ), a beautiful woman that he meets on the island while taking photographs. Their meeting forces him to choose between leaving the island and his homeland or looking beyond his problems with where he belongs and the disintegration of his being.{{cite web|title=Kıbrıs sorunu beyaz perdede!|url=http://www.paradoksfilm.com/index.php/fr/les-longs-metrages|accessdate=28 January 2013|archive-date=7 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107094927/http://www.paradoksfilm.com/index.php/fr/les-longs-metrages|url-status=live}}

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• Mete Pere as Mete
• Leman Özdogan as Rüyam
• Sevcan Çerkez as Nurdan
• Toprak Altay
• Cenk Gürcağ
• Haluk Ramon Serhun
• Sahir Cacci
• Başak Ekenoğlu
• Kıvanç Giritli
• Şerife Akman
• Emre Yazgın

Beyaz stated that he chose the film's name because he symbolically viewed Cyprus as "a dead country, a dead piece of land". The development of the screenplay took him a year, while partial sponsorship for shooting came from the city of Girne and Karpaz district. After completion the film was backed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, helping its promotion in international festivals.{{cite web|title='ÖLÜ BÖLGEDEN FISILTILAR'|url=http://www.yeniduzen.com/detay.asp?a=42566&z=5|publisher=Yeniduzen|accessdate=28 January 2013}}

Filming began in March 2011 in the Kyrenia and Karpaz districts,{{cite web|title=Kıbrıs sorununu farklı bir bakış açısıyla tartışan Ölü Bölgeden Fısıltılar adlı filmin çekimleri 25 Mart'ta başlıyor.|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=17121467|publisher=Hürriyet|accessdate=25 February 2011|archive-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723183348/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/olu-bolgeden-fisiltilar-17121467|url-status=live}} and was Beyaz's directing debut.{{cite web|title=Kıbrıs Sorunu Beyaz Perdede|date=22 February 2011 |url=http://www.haberler.com/kibris-sorunu-beyaz-perdede-2551319-haberi/|publisher=Haberler|accessdate=28 January 2013|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222141340/http://www.haberler.com/kibris-sorunu-beyaz-perdede-2551319-haberi/|url-status=live}}

The film has already been sold for television broadcast and online streaming.

Ölü Bölgeden Fısıltılar has been picked as an official selection at the following film festivals:

• 2012 International Istanbul Film Festival{{cite web|title=International Istanbul Film Festival: ÖLÜ BÖLGEDEN FISILTILAR |url=http://film.iksv.org/tr/film/279|accessdate= }}
• 2012 Izmir International Film Festival{{cite web|title=Izmir International Film Festival Film Selection|url=http://www.izmirfilmfest.com/en/filmdetay.php?id=23|accessdate=|archive-date=2013-02-16|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216080403/http://www.izmirfilmfest.com/en/filmdetay.php?id=23|url-status=live}}
• 2012 Sinemardin Mardin International Film Festival{{cite web|title='7. Sinemardin Mardin International Film Festival'|url=http://www.sinemardin.com.tr/index.php/program/uzun-metraj-goesterin/222-oelue-boelgeden-f-s-lt-lar-whispers-of-dead-zone-f-rat-cagr-beyaz|accessdate=|archive-date=2012-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604072714/http://www.sinemardin.com.tr/index.php/program/uzun-metraj-goesterin/222-oelue-boelgeden-f-s-lt-lar-whispers-of-dead-zone-f-rat-cagr-beyaz|url-status=live}}
• 2012 Amed International Film Festival{{cite web|title='1. Amed International Film Festival'|url=http://en.amedfilmfestivali.com/?p=54|accessdate=|archive-date=2014-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309014543/http://en.amedfilmfestivali.com/?p=54|url-status=live}}

{{reflist|2}}

• {{IMDb title|2298553|Ölü Bölgeden Fısıltılar}}
• [http://www.whispersofdeadzone.com Official film website]
• [http://www.paradoksfilm.com/index.php/fr/ Paradoks Film English-French]
• [http://www.paradoksdergi.com/ Paradoks Film ParadoksDergi - Turkish]

Category:2012 films

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Category:Turkish drama films

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Category:Films set in Cyprus

Category:Cyprus problem films