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Completed - TURKISH - First film, Drama - 87 minutes

Log Line

A middle-aged man is trapped in his solitary world with his sick, aging mother.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2014 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Gorkem SARKAN
Writer(s) : Gorkem SARKAN
Cast : Zerrin SUMER, Settar TANRIOGEN, Begum AKKAYA, Faruk BARMAN

Producer(s) : Caner OZYURTLU (Ac Film)

Synopsis

Middle-aged Ekrem is forced to take care of his mother, Nergis, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He has set aside his dream of sailing to the open see to look after his old mother who can't even remember his name. Living in an old apartment with little money, each day is the same. Nergis pisses everywhere, throws away the food... Exhausted, he is imprisoned in this smelly old flat with his mother. Locking all the doors and windows so that she doesn't run away, Ekrem seems to accept his fate. Until Nergis puts his patience to the test...

Production

Country(ies) : TURKEY

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