With the mayoral election approaching, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of a small town suffering from a water supply crisis gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped.
Musa, a customs clerk, lives quietly with his mother. Tragedy and change come for him, as they do for everyone, and he must confront his own attitude towards life’s absurdity.
It’s been years since Akın has been in and out of the hospital. He’s relentless, angry, and shell-shocked from being stuck in the system. Since his discharge, he’s well aware that his old life is long gone. He has become unable to leave his family house except for occasional visits to...
A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her,...
Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for a chance to change and escape from their empty, monotonous lives.
A rigged boxing match that goes wrong connects the fates of three unaccomplished men. Ferit Kamaci is an ambitious amateur boxer who has passed the age of going pro. One night, Ferit secretly decides to get on the ring at the opening night of Rita, a nightclub in the ghettos, instead of driving his...
The political drama "Zincirbozan" was written by journalist Avni Özgürel, and depicted the period between 1979 and 1983, the most tumultous years in the recent Turkish history. Zincirbozan shows a chronology of the most significant events in this period , such as the assassination of the famous...
Doctor Kemal is head of a private hospital, is ambitious and has the best intentions for the residents of Istanbul. He is the best candidate for mayor of the Beyoglu district – in his opinion. An opinion not shared by his sceptical ex-wife; nor by the voters who come to eat and drink at his...
In the hard-boiled world, where will the soft-shelled end up? A cozy kind of extermination is on the stage and keeping a low profile. The decadence around us is nothing less than clandestine annihilation of the civil man. Yet it is carried out so well with a grinning face, it is officially sold as...
Mevlüt works as a night watchman in a container park. While he is trying to train a dog left in a park, a tourist group comes to visit. After his watch that night, many balances in Mevlüt's life will change. The film draws attention with its black and white cinematography.
Suna, fifty year old, a poor woman with no income, finds a place to stay by marrying an old man. Suna hates making love with her husband. Her restless heart won't give her or anyone close to him peace. She gets depressed. She drinks alcohol secretly. She meets someone and has bad experiences in...
The doctor comes across unusual symptoms at the man said to have died of a heart attack when he examined the corpse. He decides to refer the body to forensic medicine. Thereupon, the mans wife confesses; she said poisoned her husband, who constantly beat her. A big surprise awaits the doctor, who...
Enver is disturbed by the ’smell’ in the building and believes that the new tenants at the basement are the reason. He starts collecting signatures from all the residents in order to evict them.
Suat and Mustafa are two government personnel working the night shift at a nursing home. One night, one of the elderly people in the nursing home dies. And that same night, another incident follows him in the nursing home. These two state personnel, who cannot take their minds off their routine and...
A town on the western border, early morning - Two provincial officers set off deep into the forest in a jeep with an official license plate. Beauty and death will catch them off guard.
