Noah Land | Nuh Tepesi

Golden Anchor Competition for Debuts

  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Cenk Erturk
  • Turkey, Germany, USA 2019
  • 109 minutes
  • Turkish
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Ibrahim (Haluk Bilginer, Winter Sleep) has one last wish: to be buried under the tree he planted in his rural village as a child. His son Ömer promises to honor the wish of his dying father but the townsfolk object. In the forty-five years since Ibrahim left, the tree has become a holy symbol, with the locals believing it was actually placed there by Noah after the Great Flood.

Winning the Best Actor and Best Screenplay Awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, Noah Land is an intimate exploration of fatherhood, religion, memory and separation anchored by superb acting.

Feature Debut


  • Director Cenk Erturk
  • Production Alp Erturk, Sevki Tuna Erturk, Cenk Erturk
  • Script Cenk Erturk
  • Cinematography Federico Cesca
  • Editing Yorgos Mavropsaridis
  • Music Leon Gurvitch
  • Festivals Tribeca (Best Actor, Best Screenplay), Melbourne
  • Actors Ali Atay, Haluk Bilginer, Arin Kusaksizoglu, Mehmet Ozgur, Hande Dogandemir
  • Source Us Film & Hayali Ihracat Film, Istanbul / Cercamon