In this revealing interview taped in Istanbul, Özer Kiziltan gives detailed information about the making of "Takva: A Man's Fear of God." He discusses his own journey as a filmmaker, and the directors who have influenced his art. He also discusses his decision to cast Erkan Can in the central role, and the nature of being Muslim in modern day Turkey.
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This extraordinary character study folded into a cautionary tale explores the temptations and struggles of a Turkish man trying to live by ancient religious precepts in the contemporary globalized world.