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ALL ALONE

TEK BAŞINA

By Aziz ALACA

Drama - Completed 2024

Tamer, a cover musician who is not very talented, is determined to become a rock star.
Gypsy drummer Tahir, forgotten rock star Engin Yaman, his "unfettered" daughter Ipek, hippie bar owner Mickey, single mother Tugba and even Pink Floyd's Roger Waters accompany him on his journey.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- Drama, First film, Musical
- Countries
- TURKEY
- Languages
- TURKISH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 110 mn
- Director(s)
- Aziz ALACA
- Writer(s)
- Aziz ALACA
- Cast
- Ilhan SEN, Umit Beste KARGIN, Renan BILEK, Yasemin SZAWLOWSKI, Baris GONENEN, Nejat YAVASOGULLARI
- Producer(s)
- Zohre KOCKAN CELIK (ANKARA FILM EVI)
- Synopsis
- Tamer is the guitarist of a cover band playing in cheap bars in Ankara. He dreams of becoming a rock star, singing his own compositions. During a concert, a customer insists on hearing the song "All Alone" once again. Tamer refuses, and gets kicked out of the band. He impulsively decides to go to İzmir to take lessons from Engin Yaman, the composer of the song.
  
  Engin Yaman, a faded rock star, leads a reclusive life with his "eccentric" daughter İpek in İzmir. Despite not receiving the attention he hoped for from Engin, Tamer leaves his demo and searches for a bar to earn money. Tuğba, a former bassist now working as a waitress, tells him Mickey's is the only place where he can perform without playing covers. Tamer plays his demo for the renowned Mickey, but Mickey advises him to perform on the streets.
  
  Realizing that the only place he can play his own songs is on the streets, Tamer reluctantly becomes a street musician. Along the way, he meets the gypsy drummer Tahir, who helps him gain confidence. Eventually, Tamer convinces Engin Yaman to give him lessons.
  
  Meanwhile, Tamer forms a band with Tuğba and Tahir. Due to money problems, he now has to sell his motorcycle. To make some money, he starts dealing drugs to acquaintances. Engin Yaman discovers his drug use and kicks him out of his house and lessons. Tamer gets arrested for dealing.
  
  Police commissioner Cemal realizes that Tamer has lost his way, and suggests treating him using his own methods. He locks him in a cell, giving him only food and water for months. In the cell, Tamer confronts his dreams, his fears, and his past, alongside physical pain. When he's released, he's a new person with clear goals.
  
  During Tamer’s absence, Tuğba and Tahir continues making music, performing at weddings and events to earn money. Tamer convinces them to create new songs to perform at Mickey's. İpek plays Tamer's recordings for Mickey, convincing him to agree to the concert.
  
  Two days before the concert, a crisis arises when Tamer's compositions are found at the hotel, seemingly plagiarized. Either the concert will be cancelled, or the songs will be changed. Although the band wants to perform gypsy songs they already know well, Tamer is determined to play only his own songs.
  
  During a tense conversation with Tuğba, Tamer confesses to having mental health issues and using medication. He reveals that he wrote the compositions during periods when he wasn’t using medication, unable to recognize they belonged to someone else. Their mutual confessions lead to a closer bond. Finally, Tamer gives up his stubbornness and performs with the band. He invites Engin Yaman onto the stage, and they sing "All Alone" together.