Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

A weird man meets a weird girl for a weird plan.

On 21st November 2004, Ahmet Kaymaz and his son Uğur were killed in front of their house in Kızıltepe, Mardin, by military men who suspected them of being terrorists. Uğur, who was 12 then, was shot by 13 bullets, and his father by eight bullets which were fired at close range. They had no gun. However, who killed them by suspect were not found guilty, as it was a legal defence...

His father convinced his son, Kahraman, that he was a superhero. Feeling responsible for his father's death in an unfortunate accident, Kahraman vows to discover his superpowers and bring him back. Years have passed, but Kahraman has yet to find his superpowers.

It has been debated for years. Is there such a thing as fate? Can people erase their fate and write whatever they want instead? Our hero was so unlucky that even after spending months in bird paradise hoping his luck would change, not even a sparrow had defecated on his honey! You know how eating sugar sweetens your mouth, and eating chili makes your eyes water? Well, that's the kind of comedy my last hope is—the national lottery...

Does man rule over nature or nature rule over man? Mankind's test with nature will be brought to the screen: Serdar Kılıç will demonstrate the ways to survive alone in the wilderness.

The film tells the story of two friends living in the same neighborhood who struggle to become rich. Selim and Ali are friends. Ali wants to earn money and marry Lale, while Selim wants to escape from their neighborhood and poverty. Necdet, a mafia boss, once lived on Ümit Street, where Selim and Ali reside. Selim and Ali go to Necdet to ask for work. Necdet gives each of them a thousand lira and tells them to come back in five months with ten thousand lira. The two friends will get to know each other better during their individual struggles for survival.

S. who is a young man in mid-twenties thinks he has a heart attack and will die. His mother and father take him to the hospital. However, they do not think that S. has a heart attack and, they do not care about his condition. In the hospital, S. will try to explain to his parents and doctors how his condition is serious.

Hasan is a young man married when he vas a child. He decided to come to Istanbul to earn money and look after his sick father. As a Taxi driver he's going to meet people and will discover himself in the depths of the city...

Ali, a faithless, rebellious and nervous young man, is removed from his work because of this irritability. Ali drinks alcohol at the bar. He hits a small girl by car when he goes home. He get away from there quickly. But there is something that Ali has forgotten.

The Grandmas Project is a documentary mini-series project based in France. Project completed its first season with French filmmakers. The project's crew opened the 2nd season to the participation of filmmakers from all over the world and invited them. Chai Chai Films was chose Zeynep Dilara as the Director to represent Turkey and She filmed her Grandma Munise Bostanci.

The film depicts the struggle for survival of a poor civil servant and his family. Mazlum is in debt to the grocer, the butcher, and his landlord. He tries to support his family on the little money he earns. The landlord evicts Mazlum and his family, using their accumulated debts as an excuse. The family, now homeless, tries to build a shanty house. The shanty house is demolished by the police. Mazlum, who has not been able to go to work for three days, is also fired from his job. One day, they settle into a mansion located in the middle of a cemetery as guards. However, strange things are happening in this mansion.

Cansu and Oguz, a couple in their mid-twenties, deeply love each other for many years. Oguz is a strong person who always supports and motivates his partner whereas Cansu’s love is inspiring for everyone around but she is always afraid about becoming distanced from Oguz. However, this fear unexpectedly turns into different feelings when her concerns become real in the most extreme way.

A close look at the legendary Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka's past, memories, his thoughts about photography, his stance on life and his emotional journey through 'Ruins', his last project, which is about the archaeological ruins of ancient cities in Mediterranean regions. Following the footsteps of Heraclitus over his quote that 'no man ever step in the same river,' Josef Koudelka revisits more than 200 Hellenistic and Roman ancient cities he photographed repeatedly over past 26 years. During this epic journey to Mediterranean regions, we witness the moments of joy, tenderness, and silence while focusing on Koudelka's both artistic and philosophical search for the 'maximum.'

Nam-Sis is a king who lived in the 2600s BC and reappears once every thousand years. There is only one way for Nam-Sis and his wife to live forever in this world: they must possess 14 free spirits. The king decides to pursue 14 people in order to save himself and his wife. The 14 people Nam-Sis is pursuing have been seeking forgiveness for years to escape the king's torment. They seek help from Nuri Hoca, who heals people, and attempt to send Nam-Sis back to his grave.

It tells the story of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe's struggle for revenge against Hasan Çavuş, who killed his father. The Ottoman government sends word to the efes living in the mountains that they will be able to live safely if they come down to the plains. Çakırcalı Ahmet Efe decides to come down from the mountains to end the struggle that has been going on for years. However, Hasan Çavuş and his soldiers ambush Çakırcalı Ahmet Efe and his friends, killing them all. At the time, Mehmet, who is seven or eight years old, is raised by Hacı. Mehmet will join Hacı in the fight against Hasan Çavuş.

Iklim moves to London to complete her university education. The cold atmosphere as soon as she lands and the distant people she encounters through her journey makes it hard for her to cope with this new life.

A martial arts master who is visiting Turkey is murdered by a clan of heroin smugglers. It is now up to Turkish Bruce Lee to get revenge.

Ramazan (Sönmez Yıkılmaz), who has been fighting in Cyprus for a long time and resentful of life, is back on the move after the murder of his unit commander, because his beloved soldier friend has been killed by an international arms smuggling organization. Ramazan, codenamed Ramo, fights against this organization with a fellow soldier. During this struggle, he also establishes a relationship with the daughter (Ayşegül Ünsal) of the billionaire smuggler chief (Muzaffer Tema).

Yusuf, a shy, sensitive Syrian refugee boy who lives in an exile at a remote Turkish border town, has to experience his newfound power, at the cost of his innocence.

Gülbiye, the only woman in the village farming silkworms for the purpose of producing silk thread, teaches her granddaughter Ada about silkworm farming and the oya rituals through tales, while an oya collector embarks on a journey to discover the story behind one of his favorite oya. The story introduces to us oya's, which were once the voice of oppressed women but later became a source of empowerment by allowing women to achieve economic independence.

The episode titled “Erciyes’s Fertility” from the documentary series “Old Houses Old Masters” is about the unique architectural structure of the Kayseri, Nevşehir and Ürgüp area, known as Cappadocia in the Central Anatolia Region, dating back centuries to the present day.

From the pen of KALT: This is the last show of our "For You, Despite You" tour, which we started in August 2022, at Moda Stage on March 7, 2023. During this time, we would like to extend our thanks and the most precious mashallahs to all our audiences who have made us blush in every show in every city we have visited. Here you have it, 0 edits, 90 minutes of 100% lousy meat. Please allow time for your enjoyment & goodbye......

Kitab-ı Cin tells the story of university students who make a discovery that awakens an army of demons. Four young university students, incidentally, had been hidden for years. He finds Süleyman's book full of secrets. However, their discovery of the book causes an army of demons to awaken. Teenagers find themselves in dire situations when they awaken the demon army.

Story takes place in a dystopic world ruled by artificiality. The protagonist who craves his ex-wife, finds himself in a bed manufacturer company where they make living beds from human skins.

Documentary about laborious six months leading to the first flight of AKINCI UCAV. Interviews with BAYKAR's CEO Haluk Bayraktar, CTO Selcuk Bayraktar and leading engineers offer insight on how Turkey's first high technology aerial vehicle was developed.

An epic tale saga of 2 friends who want to have sex over the weekend with their girlfriends. But when an ancient force is unleashed, they have to face of with Pennywise, the black magicians and the bad guys with chainsaws.

This short film is shot as a part of a film directing workshop at IFA with a student only crew in eight hours.

The district’s protocol members are invited to the school. The school principal's efforts to welcome the protocol members in the best way possible are in vain as a result of the arrogant behavior of the protocol members, who are only interested in the food and not the school.

Desktop images, letters, text messages, interviews and CCTV footage, this aesthetically eclectic, politically daring collection of films by Altyazı Fasikül: Free Cinema stresses the need for criticality in times of censorship and repression.

Some of us are aware, some of us are not, but we are all teetering back and forth on the edge of the same cliff, trying to keep our balance. Will a wind take us down, will a hand grab us and pull us over the edge, can hope sustain us in these uncertain and turbulent times? "The Edge" is a short film about the fragile balance of life and existential questions.

Recep is a young man in his twenties living with his mother. Every morning he goes to the same park. Until one day when he meets Nurcan and gets out of his routine. This extraordinary encounter will literally add color to his life.

Everyone has something hidden in their own story... A man forced to meet his nephew years later must confront what is hidden in his own story and make a decision. Uncle and nephew, whom life imposes the same difficulties, now have to face each other in the same place.

The story of Afro-Turks who were alienated, struggle to be accepted, to be recognized

Based on a true story and real characters, Mehmet Salih recounts the drama of the title character, a quiet, introverted and solitary kid. Mehmet Salih lives with his mother a sick woman who eloped to get married. Altough he wets his bed every night, he tries to stop his mother doing the laundry every day.

An interview shoot at the home of a forgotten actor turns into an unexpected confrontation as the night unfolds. In a night where everyone’s role is called into question, a dark reckoning emerges around cinema and power.

Painter, photographer, jazz-lover, food enthusiast Ali Arif Ersen is suddenly struck down with locked-in syndrome and finds himself bedridden. Orchids in Fire captures the urge to create and explores the passion for life, the power of resilience and rebuilding one’s life after a tragedy.