Rina

Şenol Sönmez directed the 2010 Turkish film Rina, which weaves an emotional drama together with comedy. It opened on April 9, 2010, stayed in cinemas for eleven weeks and took roughly 256,000 lira at the box office. Its starting point is a comparison: the solitude of an island resembles the loneliness a person carries. The story asks what we set aside while chasing our dreams: we may own a home, a car and a career yet never do what we really wanted.

The action takes place on an island. Three childhood friends, Ali, Ömer and Umut, dream of opening a winery. Ali works on the beach and waits every summer for the girl he loves. Ömer develops his own wine formulas while working in his father's vineyard. Umut is wholeheartedly devoted to Zehra, who weaves baskets. Paşhan Yılmazel (Ömer), Çağlar Çorumlu (Umut), Eray Türk (Ali) and Merve Sevi (Zehra) lead the cast, with Cezmi Baskın, Cüneyt Türel, Ayten Uncuoğlu and Erdal Tosun.

Sönmez wrote the script with Levent Pala and Ali Erkan Ersezer. Cem Timürlenk and Bülent Korkmaz produced; the music is by Ender Gündüzlü, the cinematography by Kadir Volkan Öncel and Veysel Tekşahin, and the editing by Engin Öztürk. The film runs 105 minutes, was made by Rina Yapım and was distributed by Özen Film.