Present Tense (2012)
Planning to take any job she can get in order to save enough money and leave Turkey for the U.S., Mina is hired at an Istanbul café as a fortune teller who reads the dregs in coffee cups. She discovers she has the ability to offer comfort and insight to the customers who are just as lost in the wilderness as she is.
Director: Belmin Söylemez
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Cast
- Sanem Öge - Mina
- Şenay Aydın - Fazilet
- Ozan Bilen - Tayfun
- Nesrin Yıldırım - Nesrin
- Ayça Damgacı - Customer
- Nalan Kuruçim - Customer
- Sezin Bozacı - Crying Woman
- Erdi Kement - Ersin
- Suat Oktan - Guard
- Hüseyin Akdağ - Night Shift Fortune Teller
Screenplay
Music: Cenker Kökten
Cinematography: Peter Roehsler
Editing: Belmin Söylemez, Ali Aga
Production: Film Büfe
Country: Turkey
Language: Türkçe
Box Office: $4,662
Original Language: tr
Keywords
fortune teller, coffee, turkey, urban setting, woman director, turkish coffee
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Present Tense about?
- Planning to take any job she can get in order to save enough money and leave Turkey for the U.S., Mina is hired at an Istanbul café as a fortune teller who reads the dregs in coffee cups. She discovers she has the ability to offer comfort and insight to the customers who are just as lost in the wilderness as she is.
- Who directed Present Tense?
- Present Tense was directed by Belmin Söylemez.
- Who stars in Present Tense?
- Present Tense stars Sanem Öge, Şenay Aydın, Ozan Bilen, Nesrin Yıldırım, Ayça Damgacı, Nalan Kuruçim.
- How long is Present Tense?
- Present Tense has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Present Tense?
- Present Tense is a Drama film.
- How much did Present Tense gross?
- Present Tense grossed $4,662 worldwide.
- Where was Present Tense produced?
- Present Tense was produced in Turkey.