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Agora/Market Manual - 51st Thessaloniki IFF-2010Balkan Fund ProjectsThe Last SleeplessTurkeyProduced by: YXN FILMDirector: Ilke YeşilayScriptwriter: Ilke YeşilayProducer: Emre YeksanBudget: 750.000 euroSYNOPSISOne morning on her way to school, Kavin (8) finds the neighborhood’s mean and lonely aunt, Kerime, dead inher house. Although a couple of days have passed nobody seems to have noticed her death. Next evening,Kavin, fed up from the harassment of her step-father at home, goes to Kerime’s house. There, she finds refuge,a place she feels safe. But as the dead body starts to decompose, Kavin sees how death really looks like and getsterrified. But the terrifying scene will lead her to question the reasons that may have driven her elder sister tosuicide.DIRECTORS’ STATEMENTWhat does a child know about death? Depending on some researches and our own experience, we can say: “Notmuch”. Children have millions of other preoccupations regarding life and spend most of their time exploring thewhole physical and sensual world. They have a simple understanding of death thinking it is something that onlyhappens to old and sick people.The Last Sleepless is the story of Kavin – an 8-year-old girl and her encounter with the concept of death for thefirst time. Discovering death is also a part of life and growing up.YXN FILMYxN Film is a new production company with effective strategies for fresh talents with creative minds. Thecompany focuses on the region of the Balkans and the Middle East.PRODUCER’S CONTACT INFORMATIONYXN FILMT. +90 2122931520M. +90 5325642498emre@yeksan.comwww.yxnfilm.com22