Takva: A Man's Fear of God
I just wanted to be a good person.
96 mins
Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for their numerous properties. Muharrem's new job throws him into the modern outside world he has successfully avoided for so long. He soon witnesses conflict attitude toward alcohol consumption and goodwill.He notices that he himself has become proud, domineering and even dishonest.To make matters worse, Muharrem's inner peace is unnerved by the tormenting image of seductive woman who tempts him in his dreams,both night and day.With the balance of his devotion now upset,his fear of God begins to eat away at his senses.
Klaus Maeck
Producer
Sevil Demirci
Producer
Soykut Turan
Director of Photography
Andrew Bird
Editor
Gökçe Akçelik
Music
Erol Taştan
Production Design
Nimet Inkaya
Makeup Department Head
Mehmet Davran
Production Manager
Ayten Şentürk
Costume Design
Kadir Yalvaç
First Assistant Camera
Burak Balli
Steadicam Operator
Thomas Knop
Sound Effects Editor
Tobias Peper
Sound Effects Editor
Stephan Konken
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hartmut Teschemacher
Supervising Sound Editor
Yunus Emre Yurtseven
Assistant Art Director
Ismail 'Niko' Canlisoy
Editor
Onur Yavuz
Sound
Ersan Çapan
Camera Operator
Kadir Yazici
Gaffer
Ayten Şenyurt
Costumer
Nimet Inkaya
Makeup Artist