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title: 'The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ben Hopkins'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Turkey'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-market-a-tale-of-trade-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286165/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008)

2008 · 93 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, Turkey

Original title: Pazar - Bir Ticaret Masalı

## Synopsis

The Market: A Tale of Trade is a 2008 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Ben Hopkins and starring Tayanç Ayaydın as a small-time black market trader in a provincial town in eastern Turkey tasked with procuring some valuable medicine. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 27 October 2008 , has won awards at film festivals in Locarno, Ghent and Antalya, where it was the first film directed by a foreigner to win an award in the national competition.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ben Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hopkins)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hopkins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Konstantin Kröning](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-kroning)

## Cast

- [Genco Erkal](https://cinepixo.com/people/genco-erkal)

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Official site: http://www.market-thefilm.com
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