73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Elif Sözen
Turkey - France - Saudi Arabia      86 m.
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After hearing about her father’s sudden death, Meral comes with her young son Ali from Germany to the village in Turkey where her mother lives. She plans to stay for a while. At her invitation, her old friend Nilay also comes to visit. Nilay finds Meral distant and quiet, very different from how she remembers her. Ali is a withdrawn child who has almost stopped speaking. Meral has a reason for calling Nilay, she wants to leave Ali in her care. One night, Meral disappears and doesn’t come back. The grandmother, shaped by a life under patriarchy, is left with questions she doesn’t want to face. Ali is left alone in a life where he feels lost. And Nilay is left with Ali’s growing attachment as she tries to find her own way forward.

Director
Elif Sözen (Turkey)
Screenplay
Elif Sözen
Production
KALAVARA FILM (Turkey)
Okan Üzey
Co-Production
LES FILMS D'ICI (France)
Charlotte Uzu
RED SEA FUND (Saudi Arabia)
Munthir Altuwayrib
Photography
Nikolai Zheludovich
Editing
Ji Ye Won
Cast
Olcay Yusufoğlu, Arzu Susantez, Şebnem Sönmez, Muhammed Ali Dinçer
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Run time
86 m.
Country
Turkey - France - Saudi Arabia
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