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Onur Tukel (born August 5, 1972) is a Turkish-American [1] actor, painter, and filmmaker. A notable figure in the New York City independent film community, Tukel's films often deal with issues of gender and relationships.
Onur Tukel was born on 5 August 1972 in Taylorsville, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Applesauce (2015), That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes (2021) and Richard's Wedding (2012).
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Onur Tukel was born on August 5, 1972 in Taylorsville, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Applesauce (2015), That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes (2021) and Richard's Wedding (2012).
- August 5, 1972
Septien is a 2011 independent film directed by and starring Michael Tully. The film also stars Onur Tukel, Robert Longstreet, and Rachel Korine. Its narrative concerns the return of bearded athlete Cornelius Rawlings to his family's Tennessee farm eighteen years after he disappeared, and the strange new life he forms with his brothers Ezra and ...
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Applesauce premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015. The film was distributed by MPI Media Group and was released on VOD and DVDon November 24, 2015.
Critical response
Applesauce received a positive response from critics. The film holds a 71% positive "Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Ronnie Scheib of Variety praised Applesauce as "Onur Tukel's latest and most accomplished microbudget exercise in cynical absurdism" and added, "With its sarcastic dialogue, deadpan humor, believably flawed characters and surreal logic, 'Applesauce' may expand Tukel's growing indie fan base into niche release." Eric Kohn of Indiewiregave the film a modes...
New York-based Indie filmmaker Onur Tukel’s most recent release, That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes, arrives on VOD this week, and it’s quite different from his other works. He usually makes black comedies, often starring himself — but this film is a different creature altogether.
Jul 2, 2021 · In Onur Tukel's Scenes from an Empty Church, two NYC Catholic priests reckon with their faith in the face of a deadly pandemic.
