
Banu Fotocan
Acting
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Born: January 1, 1971
Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Known For

Halka
Two men unite against a criminal conspiracy, pursuing a dark past of notebooks, cases, and lies. They face the mafia, money, intrigue, and the terrifying Halka.

Kayıp Şehir
What is happening in Istanbul's back streets? Which lives are flowing, in the shadow of poverty? Women, gypsies, transvestites, street children each are victims of another discrimination. A typical Black Sea family connected to each other will meet with people who are trying to cling to the loneliness of life in this neighborhood where they will be forced to survive after their migration to Istanbul.

Mahsun J
Mahsun is a motorcycle courier in Istanbul. While searching for a way out of his life filled with debt, he accidentally discovers his "greatest" talent and decides to become a GIGOLO. Her manager will be her friend Leyla, who is a failed advertising executive.

Far Away
Alya Albora arrives in Mardin with her late husband’s funeral and their five-year-old son to fulfill her husband’s last will. However, this arrival marks a point of no return, and there is no way out of Albora. The head of the Albora tribe, Cihan Albora, is not indifferent to Alya’s struggles, but he refuses to let her take her child and leave. Confronting the darkness of the past, hidden secrets, and the harsh realities of the region, Alya Albora finds herself caught in a fierce struggle with her late husband’s family.

Sivas
Establishing a bleak village in Eastern Turkey as its setting, Sivas features the story of Aslan, an eleven-year-old boy, and Sivas, a weathered fighting dog who develop a strong relationship after Aslan finds Sivas wounded in a ditch, left to die.

Doğu

Vanished Into Blue
A room, an old couch, a dining table, a TV, an old heater and a mirror right next to it. In the room the woman prepares dinner for her husband. The camera enters the room gently and we witness the couple's troubled marriage.

Imperfect
Dilara decides to go out that night. Although not having any issues with her existence till the day, Dilara starts finding flaws in herself after she was faced with a barrage of criticism from her flatmate Kübra about her apparel as she was getting ready to go out. Questioning and comparing herself with any woman she comes across or any woman embedded in her mind for any reason continuously drives Dilara towards a damaged self-esteem. A surprise ending awaits Dilara who gets back home late at night, exhausted with all these thoughts.

Beyond the Hill
In the quiet foothills of Turkey, Faik lives an isolated existence. When his second son brings his boys for a visit, Faik takes the opportunity to pontificate about the law of the land, as he sees it. He shares one unsolicited thought after the next, most particularly focusing on the elusive nomads whom he suspects have been trespassing on his property. The day and night wear on, and each member of the clan takes his turn entrusting the film's audience with his own dark secret.

My Only Sunshine
Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.
Filmography
as Anne
as Rahat
as Ümmü Sancak
as Nur
as Zuhal
as Femme
as Şermin
as Şehnaz
as Zerrin
as Türkan
as Nurten
as Fatma
as Mevlüt'ün kizi
as Dürdane
as Mother
as Hanım
as Meryem
as Mother