Winter Sleep is a 2014 Turkish-language Drama film written by Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Anton Chekhov. The movie is directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and produced by Zeynep Zbatur Atakan under the banner of NBC Film in collaboration with Bredok Filmproduction, Memento Films Production and Zeynofilm. Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal with whom he.. Winter sleep stars Haluk Bilginer in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Demet Akbag, Melisa S Zen, Tamer Levent, Nejat Isler, Melisa Sözen and Ayberk Pekcan. Cinematography was done by G khan Tiryaki and editing by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Bora G ksing l. The movie has a running time of 196 minutes. It was released on 12th June 2014 in Turkish and English languages. The motion picture made a box office gross of $3 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by New Wave Films.