
Edition: First Cut Lab Istanbul 2022
Empire of the Rabbits
Turkey, Mexico, Croatia
Production company: ZK Film Production
World Premiere: Black Nights Film Festival 2024 – Official Selection – Competition
Musa (12) lives with his father, Beko (38), in a rural town in the eastern Anatolia. Beko makes his life by providing rabbits for Greyhound races. Beko learns that if Musa gets a disability report, he can get a salary from the state. Musa is afraid of being disabled, but he is forced to begin to the school. Musa shares his dream, Empire of the Rabbits, with Nergis. Musa transformed an old mine into a nest for rescued rabbits from races and traps. Two friends set out on a dangerous adventure, which they try to rescue the rabbits and themselves.
CREDITS
Director & Writer: Seyfettin Tokmak
Editor: Vladimir Gojun
Producers: Seyfettin Tokmak, Siniša Juričić, Gabriela Gavica, Carlos Hernández Vázquez, Lara Abou Saifan, Bünyamin Bayansal, İlknur Bal Kutluay
Cast: Alpay Kaya, Sermet Yeşil, Kubilay Tunçer, Perla Palamutçuoğullari, Emrullah Çakay