Seasons of War

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Turkey, United States film

Seasons of War

Directed by| Seda Eğridere
Written by| Seda Eğridere
Mark Harley
Starring| Adnan Novo
Sanja Popovic
Seda Eğridere

Running time

| 97 minutes
Countries| Turkey, United States
Language| English

Seasons of War is the first film directed by Seda Eğridere. The script was written by Eğridere and Mark Harley. Production for Seasons of War took place in Sarajevo in July 2014, and the film was scheduled to premiere at the 2015 Sarajevo Film Festival.[1][2]

## Cast

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* Adnan Novo (as Damir)
* Sanja Popovic (as Jelena)
* Seda Eğridere
* Dina Ganic
* Sara Stambol
* Sacha Ferer Gonzales

## Background

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Work on Seasons of War commenced in 2014.[3][4][5] The film's plot was conceived by director Seda Eğridere while she was traveling in the Balkans and Bulgaria to research the history of her family during the 1950s through 1970s.[1][2] Drawing parallels between her family experience and the experiences of local Sarajevans in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Seda Eğridere wrote the script for Seasons of War with writing partner Mark Harley.[6] The script is based on true events of the Bosnian War.[7]

## Production

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Production took place in Sarajevo over the course of three weeks in July 2014. Eğridere cast only actors from the former Yugoslavia, most of whom had lived through the war and were therefore able to incorporate their experiences into their performances.[8][9] Film production was delayed due to the 2014 Southeast Europe floods. In response to the tragedy, Eğridere called on fans via Twitter and Facebook to aid in flood relief by donating funds through the film's Indiegogo campaign.[1][10][11] Before production started, comparisons were drawn between Seasons of War and Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey. In response to these comparisons, Eğridere conveyed that she respected Jolie's film and her work as both a director and scriptwriter, but stressed that Seasons of War was a completely different story; not a war film, but rather a film about a couple and the difficult choices they were forced to make.[7]

## Soundtrack

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The complete soundtrack of Seasons of War was arranged by Yasin Aydın and Kemal Eren of the Turkish rock band PUL, with which Eğridere had collaborated on a music video in 2012.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Seda Egridere's directorial debut". BHRT Radio Television Bosnia and Hercegovina. June 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
2. ^ a b "Interview with Seasons of War director Seda Egridere". TV1 Bosnia and Hercegovina TV. May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
3. ^ "Seasons of War team arrives in Sarajevo". Sarajevo Times. May 16, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
4. ^ "Ekipa filma Seasons of War stigla i u Sarajevo". Dnevno. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
5. ^ "Ekipa filma Seasons of War stigla i u Sarajevo". Sarajevske. May 16, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
6. ^ "Stars of Seasons of War presented". Ekapija. May 31, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
7. ^ a b Bojana, Zimonjic Jelisavac (May 12, 2014). "Ne pravimo film o Srbima negativcima". Mondo. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
8. ^ "Adnan Novo i Sanja Popovic glavni likovi u filmu Seasons of War". Avaz. May 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
9. ^ "Seasons of War evo glavnihglumaca". Mondo. May 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
10. ^ "Humani gest ekipe filma Seasons of War". Naslovi. May 25, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
11. ^ "Humani gest ekipe filma Seasons of War". Mondo (in Serbian). May 25, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
12. ^ "Seasons of War News". Seasons of War official website. 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

## External links

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* Seasons of War at IMDb