{{short description|2004 Turkish drama film}} {{about||the song|Toss Up (song)|the Quiz Bowl game|Tossup (Quiz bowl)|the political forecasting term|Political forecasting}} {{Infobox film | name = Toss-Up | image = Yazi tura.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical Poster | director = Uğur Yücel | producer = {{Unbulleted list|Uğur Yücel|Haris Padouvas|Hakkı Göçeoğlu|Defne Kayalar}} | writer = Uğur Yücel | starring = {{Unbulleted list|Kenan İmirzalıoğlu|Engin Günaydın|Erkan Can|Olgun Şimşek|Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan|Settar Tanrıöğen}} | music = Erkan Oğur | cinematography = Barış Özbiçer | editing = {{Unbulleted list|Uğur Yücel|Valdís Óskarsdóttir}} | studio = {{Unbulleted list|Cinegram|Mahayana Film}} | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2004|09|24}} | runtime = 102 mins | country = Turkey, Greece | language = Turkish | budget = | gross = }} '''''Toss-Up''''' ({{langx|tr|Yazı Tura}}) is a 2004 Turkish drama film,<ref>Pelin Başcı {{google books|NaI7DwAAQBAJ|Social Trauma and Telecinematic Memory: Imagining the Turkish Nation since the 1980 Coup|page=10}}</ref> produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on {{Start date|2004|09|24}}, won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film.
==Plot== Two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. Cevher (nicknamed "the Ghost") has lost his hearing while Rıdvan (nicknamed "the Devil") has lost a leg. Both are emotionally and physically scarred and find difficulties in adjusting to normal civilian life.
==Cast== * Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (Cevher) * Olgun Şimşek (Rıdvan) * Bahri Beyat (Cemil Sandalcılar / Father Cemil) * Engin Günaydın (Sencer) * Seda Akman (Nazan) * Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (Teoman) * Erkan Can (Firuz) * Eli Mango (Tasula) * Mizgin Kapazan (Şefika) * Levent Can (Hamit) * Şinasi Yurtsever (Basri) * Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (Maksut Sandalcılar / Uncle Maki) * Ülkü Duru (Melahat) * Haldun Boysan (Muhittin)
==Awards== The film won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (for Olgun Şimşek), Best Supporting Actor (for Bahri Beyat), Best Supporting Actress (for Eli Mango), Best Screenplay (for Uğur Yücel) and Best Music (for Erkan Oğur).<ref name="SinemaTürk">{{cite web |url=http://www.sinematurk.com/film_odul/8324/Yazi-Tura|title=sinematurk.com: Awards for Yazı Tura |access-date=2010-01-31 |work=sinematurk.com}}</ref>
==Reception== ''Toss-Up'' has received had positive reviews. <!-- ZERO critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=YAZI TURA (2004) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yazi_tura |access-date= 2019 }}</ref> --> Derek Elley from Variety stated in April 2005 that it "draws some fine playing from its cast" and "solid material for festival sidebars and film weeks".<ref>{{cite news |last=Elley |first=Derek |title=Toss Up |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/toss-up-1200526322/ |access-date=21 February 2019 |work=Variety |date=27 April 2005 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0428059|title=Toss-Up}}
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Category:2004 drama films Category:2004 films Category:Films set in Turkey Category:Films shot in Turkey Category:Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners Category:Turkish drama films Category:2004 Turkish-language films Category:2000s Turkish films Category:Turkish-language drama films