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Mehmet Emin Toprak

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Mehmet Emin Toprak
Born(1974-09-11)11 September 1974
Died2 December 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 28)
Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1997–2002
RelativesNuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin)

Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.

Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Uzak.[1] He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival near the town of Çan, at the age of 28.[2]

A few weeks after the accident, the film Uzak was shown at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor.[3]

Personal life

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Toprak collaborated with his cousin Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his films. He had been married for five months at the time of his death.[2][4]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
1999 Turkish Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Mayıs Sıkıntısı Nominated
2002 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Uzak Won[5]
Turkish Film Critics Association Best Actor Nominated[6]
2003 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Won[7]
2004 Singapore International Film Festival Best Actor Won[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Distant". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Gibbons, Fiachra (6 May 2004). "Death in Yenice". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (5 September 2003). "Tragic twist denies young star triumph in Venice". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Bize 'Uzak', dünyaya yakın" ['Distant' from us, close to the earth]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 May 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ 39. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali (1-5 Ekim 2002). Antalya: Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı Yayınları. 2002.
  6. ^ SİYAD'ın ödül adayları belli oldu. Hürriyet. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Cannes winners in full". BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "2004: SGIFF 17". Singapore International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 February 2020.