‘The Turkish Coffee Table’: Can Evrenol To Direct Adaptation of The Harrowing Spanish Film
Last year saw the release of Caye Casas’ The Coffee Table, the feel-bad movie of the decade that shocked audiences with its pitch-black comedy about a harrowing topic. Now, as exclusively announced by Fangoria, Turkish director Can Evrenol is tackling a remake, aptly titled Cam Sepha, or The Turkish Coffee Table.
In the original film,
“Jesus and Maria, a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship. Nevertheless, they have just become parents. To shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table. A decision that will change their existence.”
If you haven’t seen the original film, we’d recommend watching it ASAP. That synopsis barely scratches the surface of what awaits in Casas’ film.
Evrenol is no stranger to disturbing and challenging cinema, writing and directing films like Baskin and Sayara. His work is confronting, particularly about masculinity and all of its toxic forms both in Turkey and in the world at large. If there’s someone able to tackle such a remake, it’s Evrenol. It’ll be interesting to see how he changes the script to make it feel fresh while not pivoting too far away from what made the original so disturbing.
Evrenol told Fangoria,
“I hope both the new audiences and the fans of the original will dig The Coffee Table in the Turkish language! It will certainly be a shock to Turkish audiences when it’s released over here. I can’t believe how close to my heart the film ended up being, despite being a remake.“
Turkish comedy superstar Alper Kul stars in the new adaptation, alongside Algi Eke, Hatice Aslan, Asli Bankoglu, Ece Su Uckan, and Elif Sevinç.
The Turkish Coffee Table will screen as part of Cannes’ Fantastic Pavilion’s Galas for Marche Du Film badgeholders.
Check out the film’s new poster below:
Keep an eye on Dread Central for more info about this new adaptation as we have it!
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