This is the bitter and brief story of two desperate lovers, that takes place on a fairground. The story of Cemal, a layman working at the construction site near the fairground, and of Necla, a wandering chanteuse reciting at the tents of any fairground. Both incapable of settling down. Both living life like a rolling stone, wandering where ever the wind may blow. Although it looks like a fun and magnificent way of life, working on the fairground is certainly not what it seems...

‘I was deeply moved (by A Fairground Attraction); the pain still lingers in my heart. We should be talking about this film not for two days, but for at least two years.’
Metin Erksan
Film director

‘For me, A Fairground Attraction was the best Turkish film submitted to the Venice Film Festival this year.’
Sergio Grmek Germani
Advisor, Venice Film Festival
‘A Fairground Attraction balances simplicity of style with the emotional intensity of its story. This is a film that evokes the other side of the joyous, bustling crowds of the fairground, presenting a solitary world of longing and melancholy; it’s a film that, thanks to superb performances by the cast, reminds us once again that love and freedom are inseparable.’
Alin Taşçıyan
Former FIPRESCI president
                                   

‘Nice work! I loved (A Fairground Attraction). It’s a sensitive film with a lot of atmosphere. The characters of the film strike a familiar chord so you easily connect with them. The atmosphere of the fairground and its fading values are subtly captured.’
Hülya Uçansu
Former director, Istanbul Film Festival

 ‘Congratulations! A Fairground Attraction is a beautiful, significant and wonderfully shot film that eloquently portrays the fading of a timeworn tradition.’
Nick Fletcher
Marketing communications manager, JVC Professional, London