Ömer Faruk Sorak
- Director
- Production Designer
- Cinematographer
![ESRA leads two parallel lives. In her worldly life as a Turkish Berliner in a re-united city, the vivacious and spirited Esra adores her family but feels caged in her relationships and languishes in her job. She clashes with the rules imposed on her and continually feels that something is missing, something is wrong, and there must be something more. In her dream life she yearns to discover the identity of the familiar man who visits her dreams and makes her feel whole. Yet the more she attempts to comprehend her dreams, the more deeply they influence her life. While in waking life she struggles in vain, in her dream life she evolves in secret. But what if waking and dreaming were never separate and the real secret is shared by all? A film inspired by real events...](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTc4NjIxODM2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzIxOTQ1NDE@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
He was born on 27 April 1964 in Ankara, graduated from Ankara
University Faculty of Communication. His professional career started in
TRT between years 1987 - 1990 as assistant cameraman and 1990 - 1995 as
a cameraman. From 1995 on, he has worked as DOP and Director. He has
directed numerous commercials, music videos, TV shows, documentaries
and feature films in Böcek Yapim, the production company he has
incorporated in February 1998.
His feature film directorial debut is Vizontele (2001) that he co-directed with Yilmaz Erdogan and marks a new era in Turkish cinema as the first film passing 3 million local admissions. His second film the sci-fi comedy G.O.R.A. (2004) brought him another record, being the first film that surpassed 4 million local admissions. His next feature Exam (2006) is an edgy youth comedy criticizing the educational system which also features Jean-Claude Van Damme in its cast. His fourth film Yahsi Bati (2009) pioneers in the genre of Turkish Western Comedy. His latest film Love Likes Coincidences (2011), the sensational romantic drama has been received with great attention nationally and internationally and attracted more than 2,5 million admissions...
His feature film directorial debut is Vizontele (2001) that he co-directed with Yilmaz Erdogan and marks a new era in Turkish cinema as the first film passing 3 million local admissions. His second film the sci-fi comedy G.O.R.A. (2004) brought him another record, being the first film that surpassed 4 million local admissions. His next feature Exam (2006) is an edgy youth comedy criticizing the educational system which also features Jean-Claude Van Damme in its cast. His fourth film Yahsi Bati (2009) pioneers in the genre of Turkish Western Comedy. His latest film Love Likes Coincidences (2011), the sensational romantic drama has been received with great attention nationally and internationally and attracted more than 2,5 million admissions...