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Sunday, 07 March 2010 00:50    | Written by ARB Film Productions    PDF Print E-mail

Casting Call for independent film "Almost a Turkish Soap Opera"

An independent film project, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera, is holding a casting call in April which will take place in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

NOTE: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Film will be submitted to film festivals world-wide, North American, European and Middle Eastern television networks and distributed over the web and DVD (via Amazon.ca). Will be featured and marketed on three blog sites.   Non-union, no pay. Actors will be provided meals, their names listed in the credits, and a DVD copy of the final film.

For updates, please visit our blog at http://publishing.arnb.com

Synopsis

Almost a Turkish Soap Opera is a story about Adel, a fair-skinned, attractive 25 year old Turkish man from a middle class Muslim family in Istanbul. Adel’s family has lived an impoverished life while his grand uncle controls the inheritance money which was stolen from his father as a child.  Like his friends, he admires the male stars in the soaps usually portrayed as debonair business men.  When he and his best friend Kamil escape to the USA, life is not what they envisioned.  After working illegally, Adel is deported back to Turkey.  Unable to return to the USA, he goes to Canada where he ends up in an arranged marriage and in love with an older Canadian woman.  Has his life now turned into a Turkish soap opera?

Details

The shooting of the film is to take place in and around the Vancouver and Whistler, BC area during June and July 2010. Auditions will be held in April 2010 in Vancouver, BC,  Canada.

** If interested in any of the roles, please email a resume and headshot to the casting director at production@arnb.com.   If selected, you will be contacted to book an audition time.

Character Breakdown

ADEL - Male, Lead
25 years old,  tall (over 6 ft) Turkish man, fair-skinned, blue eyed, light brown/blonde haired from a middle class Muslim family in Istanbul, dreams of leaving his dead- end life in Turkey to seek opportunities and wealth in the USA, is completely fed up with his father's weakness to stand up to his grand uncle for land and property from his grandfather’s inheritance.  MUST BE ABLE TO FLUENTLY SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE (or sound convincing) AND ENGLISH. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.

NORA - Female Lead
between 30 to 35 years old, attractive, mixed Eurasian looking, green eyes, fair skin, dark hair.   She is a professional intelligent, educated woman. She always dreamed of traveling and exploring other cultures but is stuck in a boring relationship with her boss. She is not risk taker but wishes she could be more daring. Her day job is as a head teacher at an English as a Second Language school at the university.  MUST SPEAK FLUENT ENGLISH.

KAMIL - Male, Supporting Lead
25 years old - stereo typical looking Turkish man – dark skinned, short, stocky build, his face most notably sporting one eyebrow or “uni-brow” which stretches over his large ebony eyes.   His father works as a chauffer for Adel's Grand Uncle which makes him a servant's son. Adel and his family treat him like one of their own. Adel and Kamil have been best friends since childhood. He always tries to be the peace keeper. He always looks out for Adel. Honest and trustworthy.   MUST LOOK MEDITERRANEAN AND FLUENTLY SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE (or sound convincing).  Speaks English with an accent. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.

YONKA - Female, Supporting Lead
between 27  to 30 years old.  She is 5 ft 10, 150 lbs full figured woman.  She has green eyes, olive skin, and brown hair.  She is Adel's cousin (on her mother's side).  Her grandfather (Adel's  Grand uncle) is the head of the whole family and controls everyone's lives.  Yonka is a rebellious, nontraditional Turkish woman. She is feisty, stubborn, manipulative and spoiled. She moved to Canada in her teens so she has become very adjusted to the Canadian way of life. SPEAKS FLUENT ENGLISH (with Mediterranean accent)

MIRWAN - Male, supporting role
between 30 to 35 years old, Turkish, dark skinned, short, stocky build, his face most notably sporting one eyebrow or “uni-brow”.  Kamil's cousin - weak, weasly, underhanded, backstabbing crooked businessman. Works for Adel's Grand uncle and does dirty work for him.  MUST LOOK MEDITERRANEAN AND FLUENTLY SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.

ADEL'S FATHER - Male supporting role
55 to 60 years old.  Turkish, dark skinned, average height, thin, stern looking man.   He is not used to standing up to his uncle especially for land and property from his father's inheritance.   MUST BE ABLE TO FLUENTLY SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE AND SOME ENGLISH. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.

ADEL'S MOTHER - Female supporting role
55 to 60 years old.  Turkish, fair skinned, green eyed, short (under 5 foot 3), plump.  Adel's mother is a good woman who works hard to help the family survive with the little amount of money his father brings home from his on and off employment in construction. He and his younger brothers and sisters adore their mother very much.  His father's family, on the other hand, is very cold to his mother and treats her and her children as strangers.  MUST SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.

Grand Uncle - Male, supporting role
60 to 80 years old.  Turkish, average height (over 5 ft 8 inches).  Known as the Godfather of Istanbul, Adel's Grand Uncle is a cold hearted, selfish, greedy businessman.  He controls the family  money (inheritance that rightfully belongs to Adel's father)  MUST LOOK MEDITTERANEAN AND FLUENTLY SPEAK A MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGE (or sound convincing). Speak English with accent. Preference for actors who can speak Turkish or Arabic.


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