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On Board
First film by the social-realist film collective Yeni Sinemacilar, which became the harbinger of a new style of film making in Turkey: straightforwardPublished on: -
Somersault in a Coffin
A social outcast’s daily adventures couldn’t be more endearing; Mahsun looks like he just escaped from Folsom Prison but his genuineness and warm-hearPublished on: -
Black Dogs Barking
A dynamic shooting-style, pitch-perfect written street lingo and a transfixing dog-eat-dog story form the essence of this exciting first feature aboutPublished on: -
The Storm
The 90s were the heyday of Turkey’s student movement, and acclaimed documentarist Kazim Öz’s second feature The Storm is a true-to-life epic of KurdisPublished on: -
Brain Surgeon
Part of the series ‘Obstructions’ about craftsmanship: brain surgery performed by a Turkish surgeon, a virtuoso at his job.Published on: -
Ax
A short film banned in Turkey about an old man who is the only one who refuses to leave a Kurdish village that is cleared…Published on: -
My Marlon and Brando
Dramatic road movie based on a true story about a young theatre actress from Istanbul who wants to go to her lover. The problem is…Published on: -
Hidden Faces
Complex and intriguing Turkish drama about revenge killing. A young woman who went into hiding from her family talks about her life in a documentary.Published on: -
Egg
A poetic Turkish film in which a poet from Istanbul returns to his birthplace after the death of his mother and tries to find his…Published on: