AV: The Hunt, also known as AV and also stylized as Av The Hunt, is a 2020 thriller film that was directed by Emre Akay.
| AV: The Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Emre Akay |
| Written by | Emre Akay Deniz Cuylan |
| Produced by | Emre Akay Diloy Gülün Natasha Markou Tolga Topçu |
| Starring | Billur Melis Koç Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Yağız Can Konyalı Adam Bay Kenan Acar Baki Rıdvan Kaymaz Emre Yetim Ayşe Özköylü |
| Music by | Brian Bender Deniz Cuylan |
Release date | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
Plot edit
Ayşe is a married woman who has been conducting an affair behind her husband's back. When this infidelity is discovered, the men in her family react violently. Her lover ends up dead in the process and Ayşe must find a way to flee to Istanbul, where she will be safe. She is given no help from her family, as they have disowned her, and even the people around her seem ambivalent at best to her obvious plight.
Cast edit
- Billur Melis Koç as Ayşe
- Ahmet Rıfat Şungar as Sedat
- Yağız Can Konyalı
- Adam Bay as Ahmet
- Kenan Acar
- Baki Rıdvan Kaymaz
- Emre Yetim
- Ayşe Özköylü
Development edit
During the creation process Akay received an award for AV: The Hunt from the Antalya Film Forum.[2]
Release edit
AV: The Hunt had its world premiere in Switzerland at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in July 2020, after which it screened at several other film festivals throughout the world such as FrightFest.[3][4][5]
Reception edit
AV: The Hunt holds a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on nine reviews.[6] Multiple reviews praised the acting of Billur Melis Koç,[7] with Screen Anarchy noting that she "does the vast majority of the heavy lifting" and comparing her favorably to Matilda Lutz in Revenge.[8] Kim Newman also praised the acting and wrote that "It’s relentless and exciting, but also grim – with a sense of the monotonousness of entrenched male evil that’s hard to argue with but dramatically a little flat."[9]
Awards edit
- Best Film Award at Birmingham Cine-Excess (2020, won)[10]
References edit
- ^ Dalton, Ben (18 June 2020). "Neuchâtel launches programme for 2020 online edition". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Antalya Film Forum ödülleri dağıtıldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Prog - 2020". Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "AV THE HUNT". FRIGHTFEST DIGITAL EDITION 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Emre Akay'ın 'Av'ı Reykjavik'te". Gazete Karınca (in Turkish). 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Av: The Hunt". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "AV: THE HUNT [FrightFest 2020]". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Neuchâtel 2020 Review: AV: THE HUNT Is Thrilling, Prescient, Thought-Provoking Genre Cinema". ScreenAnarchy. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ kimnewman (2020-08-31). "FrightFest review – Av (The Hunt)". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ ""Av"a İngiltere'den ödül". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
External links edit
- AV The Hunt at IMDb
