IFFR 2009

A dynamic shooting-style, pitch-perfect written street lingo and a transfixing dog-eat-dog story form the essence of this exciting first feature about two friends who get into deep trouble in Istanbul’s chaotic underground scene. At times funny, at times tragic, but foremostly, jolting in its authenticity.

Signals: Young Turkish Cinema

Black Dogs Barking

Sober and effective début in beautiful black-and-white by a very young maker about a man who works as a cleaner and administrator in the city hospital. We follow him for a day in his routine.

The Slope

Yokus

Summer Book

Society has turned its back on Bekir, Ugur and Yusuf, three marginals who look for love in the most unlikely places. Director Zeki Demirkubuz’s tour-de-force love-triangle drama strikes a high note as it transforms its distinctly local story into universal themes of loss, sacrifice and defeat.

Innocence

Straight our of prison, the once political active Yusuf returns to his Black- Sea hometown. It isn’t just redemption he seeks but a peaceful asylum for his numbered days. His quiet life will take a passionate turn when he meets the beautiful Eka. The stunning début of Turkish Özcan Alper, this film speaks to your heart with its genuineness and exalting images.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

The Slope

Signals: Young Turkish Cinema

Autumn

Black Dogs Barking

Innocence