Searching for elegies in ‘Future Lasts Forever’

Having impressed the audience with his debut feature, director Özcan Alper shows that waiting is worth while with his second feature. ‘Gelecek Uzun Sürer’ (Future Lasts Forever) is a harrowing journey into the heart of the war in southeastern Turkey, not through political propaganda but through powerful human stories. 

 
For those who had watched Sonbahar (Autumn), the inspiring debut feature from director and writer Özcan Alper that was released two years ago, his next feature had become the source of some true anticipation.

In Sonbahar, Alper took the audience to the Black Sea region, where his hometown is, and told the heartbreaking tale of a political prisoner released after a sentence of 10 years. The film was beautifully shot with real characters, some played by local amateurs, grasping the audience at once from the screen.

For some, Alper was already a promising name with two bizarrely-titled documentaries: Tokai City’de Melankoli ve Rapsodi (Melancholy and Rhapsody in Tokai City) and Bir Bilimadamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk (Travels On Time Continuum with a Scientist), as well as the critically-acclaimed short film Momi.

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