Born in 1965 in Turkey, Ünal wrote and directed nine feature films including Istanbul Tales (2004), Ara (2007), Gölgesizler (2008), The Voice (2010), The Pomegranate (2011), Serial Cook (2017). He has published five books: a collection of short stories, three novels and an autobiography. Themes related to class, as well as queer love, have often appeared in Ünal's films, in one way or the other, and in his latest, he elaborates such themes where they intersect and reveal various facades of power dynamics in a class-based society. Together with this, Love, Spells and All That is an elegant love story rendered through a fascinating visual language.

Love, Spells and All That (2019), the latest film of Ümit Ünal has currently gained significant international acclaim receiving awards including Audience Award in Inside Out Toronto, Best Screenplay in Outfest LA, Best Film in Mostra Fire Barcelona, and Best Narrative Film in aGliff/ Prism in 2021, in addition to the Best Film award it received in 2020 in Istanbul Film Festival among various other national awards.

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Erkan Can, Altan Erkekli, Mehmet Günsür, Güven Kiraç, Fikret Kuskan, Yelda Reynaud, Nurgül Yesilçay, Idil Üner, Çetin Tekindor, Özgü Namal, Erdem Akakçe, Sevket Çoruh, Ismail Hacioglu, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Azra Akin, Nejat Isler, Vahide Perçin, Hilal Arslan, Bülent Çarikçi, and Mehmet Selim Akgul in Istanbul Tales (2005)

Ümit Ünal

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