Beyto
Sign in to saveBeyto is a 2020 Swiss drama film directed by Gitta Gsell. Adapted from Yusuf Yesilöz’s novel Hochzeitsflug, it stars Burak Ates as a young Swiss man of Turkish background who falls in love with his coach and is then pushed by his family into an arranged marriage. The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020 and later won the Prix du Public at the 2021 Solothurn Film Festival.
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5.9Talented swimmer, motivated apprentice, cool buddy: Beyto is in the midst of life. But when the only son of a Turkish migrant family falls in love with his coach Mike, an ideal world falls to pieces. His parents only see one way out: They lure him to their home village and plan his wedding with Seher, his childhood friend. Suddenly, Beyto finds himself in a disruptive love triangle.
Released: 2021-07-0198 minDir: Gitta GsellDrama, Romance
Cast
- Burak Ates as Beyto
- Dimitri Stapfer as Mike
- Ecem Aydin as Seher
- Beren Tuna as Narin
- Serkan Tastemur as Seyit
- Ahmet Talay as Güngör
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Key dates
- Published
- 2 June 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Original language
- Turkish
- Duration
- +98
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Awards
- Critical response
- Festival screenings
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Beyto is a 2020 Swiss drama film directed by Gitta Gsell. Adapted from Yusuf Yesilöz’s novel Hochzeitsflug, it stars Burak Ates as a young Swiss man of Turkish background who falls in love with his coach and is then pushed by his family into an arranged marriage. The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020 and later won the Prix du Public at the 2021 Solothurn Film Festival.
== Synopsis == Beyto, the son of Turkish immigrants in Switzerland, is a talented swimmer and apprentice whose life is upended when he falls in love with his coach Mike. His parents respond by taking him to their home village and arranging a marriage to Seher, a childhood friend, leaving him caught in a love triangle.