Original title | Ma Vie de Courgette
Director | CLAUDE BARRAS
Switzerland, France / 2016 / Colour / 66’ / DCP
French with Turkish subtitle
Screenplay | Céline Sciamma, Gilles Paris
Cast | Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud
As the first full-length film of the Swiss director Claude Barras, My Life as a Zucchini travelled the four corners of the world, following the premiere held in Cannes Film Festival in 2016; admired by the audience everywhere it screened. The movie is now a guest to Kundura Cinema for a screening held specially for kids and families.
Adapted from the novel titled Autobiographie d’une Courgette of the French writer Gilles Paris, the movie centers around a 9 year old boy. Courgette starts living in an orphanage after his mother’s sudden death. Although he could not get used to the orphanage in the beginning, Courgette makes friends as he witnesses the lives of other orphans like him in time; learns to trust people and found a new family.
Addressing the difficulties of living in an orphanage partly with an emotional way as well as using humor on the other hand, this stop-motion animation appeals to not only children, but also to adults. In the interview given by the director Barras, he expresses that “Adults cry while watching the movie, feeling a sort of nostalgia on their childhood. Children, on the other hand, leave the movie with questions about future on their minds.”
- Regular - 60 TL
- Student - 40 TL
TICKET INFORMATION
You may purchase your tickets via the Beykoz Kundura website. Please note that we do not sell tickets at the door.
For more information: +90 216 323 31 30 / gise@beykozkundura.com
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Ticket Returns: The program might be altered due to reasons beyond our control. Once purchased, tickets may not be exchanged or returned except in instances where the program is canceled or postponed to another date.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Seating Plan:
- Our seats are unnumbered.
- The seats are arranged in accordance with the minimization of contact and social spacing by leaving 1.5m distance from each direction. Our guests should only sit in the specified places.
- Only the 35% of the Kundura Cinema hall capacity is used and the air conditioning system works to take 100% fresh air from outside.
Additional Measures to Protect Your Health:
- Ticket checks are contactless, using digital tickets with QR codes sent to you via e-mail or SMS. QR codes are non-transferable and for single use.
- Beykoz Kundura has a fever measuring policy using contactless thermometers. Those with a fever of 37.2 and above will not be allowed to enter.
In addition, HES code query will be made through the "Hayat Eve Sığar" application, guests with "risky" health will not be admitted to enter the area.
- Guests who are not wearing masks will not be permitted into the event space. We kindly ask you to wear your mask that covers the mouth and nose completely while you are in the area. Spare masks are provided in Kundura Cinema.
- From the moment you enter the event space, please adhere to general precautions for COVID-19 and heed the warnings of our staff, especially when it comes to “social distancing, mask use, and hand hygiene.”
Venue Use:
- Guests could enter the venue 2 hours before the session for which they have a ticket.
- We would like to remind you that the movie ticket does not allow access to the filming sets located within Beykoz Kundura, and kindly ask that you remain in the designated area.
- It is forbidden to use professional cameras without written permission. We kindly ask that you check your recording devices at the security point found at Beykoz Kundura’s entrance.
Age Limit: Pursuant to Article 7 of Law No. 7163, “Motion pictures without any content rating and classification may only be shown during festivals, special film screenings and similar cultural and art activities by displaying the rating symbol of 18+ years old.”
Children: Children under the age of 3 are not allowed in the movie theaters to protect their hearing health. We kindly ask you not to bring children under the age of 7 to the movie theater, unless there is a children’s movie.
Screenings:
- All films will be screened in their original language with Turkish subtitles. In the event that there is a technical issue with the electronic subtitling system, our technicians will first work to resolve the issue, and if that is not possible, the screening will continue without subtitles.
- After the sessions begin, it is not allowed to enter the hall. We kindly ask that our guests make the effort to arrive at screenings on time.
Recording: During the screening, it is forbidden to obtain recordings via video, camera, mobile phone, etc.
Food & Drink:
- You may take advantage of our food & drink services in Beykoz Kundura. Please find detailed information from here.
- No outside food or drinks allowed.
- Guests are not allowed to consume any food & drink, except from water, during the screenings.
Changes to the Program: Don’t forget to follow us on social media! In the event that there is a change to the program due to reasons beyond our control, we will notify you via our website and social media channels.
