Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The story of a group of people who somehow come across a treasure map that the mafia is trying to get hold of, and their efforts to find the treasure.

A gang of thieves is in conflict due to loot sharing. The gang leader takes half of the loot, while the rest of the gang has to share the other half. Considering it unfair, they revolt against their leader.

Bora is a street musician. Every evening, he plays his guitar in different parts of Istanbul, trying to earn enough money to get through the night. One evening, as he is returning home after playing his music, his path crosses with Ilgaz. Ilgaz has filed for divorce from her husband Teoman, who is slightly older than her. Teoman is part of the underworld. He never wanted Ilgaz to divorce him.

Taking place in Afghanistan, which seems to have normalized after the war but is still seething under the surface, Toz is based on the emergence of secrets from a family's past one by one. Azra, Emir and Ahmet are three Afghan siblings born and raised in Istanbul. After their mother's death, Azra sets off to find out why she inherited a house in Afghanistan, to see the house and to really get to know her family. She ignores her brother Emir's concerns and goes to her uncle, who refuses to tell her anything. Her uncle is uncomfortable with her even going out alone and is rude to his wife and daughter. Azra gets close to a handsome and polite café owner whom she meets by chance and tries to reach her relatives, whose existence she has just learned about, through this man.

Realizing that they live independent lives when they complete their education and return to their homeland, Mehmet and Fatma decide to give their relationship a last chance.

Sevda, an extremely young and beautiful woman who hates men, belittles Cüneyt, an engineer working on her farm, which is why Cüneyt wants to quit his job. Cüneyt's rude behavior attracts Seldan's attention, and the two of them go to Izmir by boat to look at a piece of land...Throughout the journey and in Izmir, Cüneyt constantly avoids Sevda. When they are about to finish their business and return, at Sevda's request, they get drunk and spend the night together. For Sevda, this is love again, and she will give up everything to be with the man she loves.Cüneyt's first love, Eva, comes to the farm, they fight, and Eva shoots Cüneyt in the head. After some time, Cüneyt goes blind... Will Cüneyt leave Seldan?

Kadife, a beautiful but troubled village girl, finds a young man lying unconscious by the river one day. When the young man regains consciousness, it becomes clear that he has lost his memory...

A whole gang of racketeers in Istanbul share their interests in the next amnesty proclamation, for Osman (Yilmaz Güney), lying in prison for murder, belongs to those who are expected to benefit from this amnesty law...

A woman trying to take revenge on her husband who left her.

The film depicts the French occupation of the Mediterranean city of Kahramanmaraş in Turkey during World War I and the resistance of the Maraş people against this occupation.

AVDEL feeds his family with the salary of his old donkey, BOZO, who works in the waste department of the city of Mardin in Turkey. It is also home to his nephew, SALIH, who fled Syria because of the war. After BOZO’s “retirement”, Avdel must find a younger ass to continue to earn his salary. So traumatized by the war Salih returns to Syria to recover his.

An urban Turkish teacher is transferred for political reasons to a backward Kurdish village in the mountains near the Iranian border. He is welcomed with distrust, but during that harsh year the mutual cultural misunderstandings fade away.

When their neighborhood is in trouble, a formerly thieving couple tries to save it — to the dismay of the community and those who want it destroyed.

The film tells the story of a man's struggle to prove his innocence after being falsely accused. İnci is the only daughter of factory owner Hayri Bey. She has a good relationship with her family until Turan, the factory manager, comes to ask for her hand in marriage. Her mother and father are enthusiastic about the marriage. However, İnci is keeping a secret from them. The young woman is in love with her father's driver, Doğan. Doğan is aware that there is an insurmountable distance between them. However, İnci refuses to accept this. Her family decides to marry her off to Turan. But Turan is not at all the person they thought he was.

16 year-old Mahmut’s life consists of feeding pigeons and making money from stealing others’ pigeons. His biggest dream is to have the best pigeons. One day, one of his pigeons escapes and does not return. When Mahmut finds a pigeon nesting on a roof, he meets Ismail, an 8-year-old living in that house. This meeting becomes one of the most important turning point that will affect both lives. Mahmut decides to steal the pigeons to help Ismail achieve his dream.

The story of the conflicts between the bullies who terrorize the city.

Hasan returns to his hometown as a young teacher after years in Diyarbakır. An anonymous letter he receives at school pushes him to seek the truth to defend someone wronged. While facing personal dilemmas and societal pressures, he forms an emotional bond with his family’s old, abandoned house, as the lines between right and wrong begin to blur.

Kendinden Kaçak tells the story of three friends who are sent to prison for a crime they did not commit. Atakan, Fatih, and Bilal, who are addicted to computers, miss out on life because of their obsession. The three young men, who lose touch with the world while playing games, find themselves in prison after a theft that occurred near them is pinned on them. Believing that a major conspiracy has been orchestrated against them, Atakan, Fatih, and Bilal can no longer endure the pressure from prison warden Arif, the tense prison environment, and the tension among the inmates. They decide to escape and uncover the conspiracy against them. Though it is difficult, the three friends manage to escape, only to find themselves in unexpected situations. As Atakan, Fatih, and Bilal uncover the answers to their questions, they realize that nothing is as they had imagined.

A famous singer falls in love with a handsome but married basketball player.

Selma, a young woman from Konya, travels to Istanbul to reunite with her childhood love Orhan, only to discover a harder life awaits her as she becomes entangled with a nightclub singer and eventually the pavyon underworld.

Yusuf is a youngster living with his sister and brother in one of Adana’s suburbs. On the roof of the house where they live, he passionately feeds and raises the pigeons bequeathed by his father. He has got a special bond with a female pigeon named Maverdi. His brother forces him to work and to earn money. Yusuf who doesn’t know any other world than the one with his pigeons on the roof will face the labor life and the realities of his neighborhood.

The story of two cousins who love each other madly, and a stranger who comes between them.

Erdem, a painter who is disappointed in his career, returns to his hometown for vacation and seeks solace among his family. Amidst the warmth of family, he begins to come to terms with a car accident from his past. In search of true fulfillment, he decides to embark on a new path unknown to his family.

Ömer, who went to Germany as a worker, falls in love with Helga, a German girl.

A misunderstood villager seeks remedy to protect his late father's settlement in post-modern times, when all of his wicked and proud neighbors lay a snare under each other. The villager soon finds himself trapped in a sociopathic crisis.

A man with no recorded memory about his past finds himself in a bar, following a mysterious woman whom he finds familiar. This abrupt encounter leads him to the discovery of his repressed, hidden desires. But his reactions to this unfamiliar world backlash, and he finds himself enclosed in a never ending loop.

Arif lost his father Ozan before he could get to know him and grew up without a father. He lives with his mother Makbule in the neighborhood where he was born, far from the city center, and has a childish crush on his neighbor Arzu, who is much older than him. The shy boy begins writing letters to Arzu. The return of his grandfather İhsan, who had left them years ago, suddenly turns the young boy's life upside down. İhsan pretends to be paralyzed to convince Makbule to let him stay, and the only one who knows the truth is Arif. At first, the two do not get along well, as Arif has matured beyond his years due to his fatherlessness, while İhsan, despite his age, remains childlike. However, when his grandfather discovers Arif's love for Arzu, things change. With his grandfather's help, Arif begins to write more beautiful letters and gradually grows closer to his grandfather. Ozan, their shared loss, becomes a bridge that brings the two people together despite the decades between them.

Ejder specialized in gravedigging in Germany, where he went to work in order to build a new life. He earns his living through this profession. However, Ejder's life in Germany is shaken by the death of his father. Upon returning to his hometown of Dalaman Şerefler Village, Ejder encounters the million-dollar living spaces created by both locals and foreigners in the village and decides to use his expertise in funeral services to make money. Guided by the philosophy that "a lion is known by its lair," Ejder sets out to offer the deceased wealthy individuals a resting place under olive trees, symbolizing immortality, instead of the village cemetery. As Ejder begins designing personalized graves with the slogan, "Horizontal burial—something that will be with you even after death," his business starts to thrive. However, the traumatic story of Bektaş, who recently settled in the town, will deeply affect Ejder...

The story of two friends who collaborate to steal the child of a wealthy family, and a sibling.

The story of two lovers who had to leave their ways as a result of the painful events they experienced.

Çeto and Molla, who are brothers-in-law, run a tin shop. The brothers-in-law, who are in-laws, cannot get along with their mother-in-law. During a meal, they argue with their mother-in-law again. To prove that they are right, Molla grapples with his mother-in-law, while Çeto grapples with his wife. The two brothers-in-law, who want to win, will do everything they can.

Çeto and Molla, who are brothers-in-law, run a tin shop. The brothers-in-law, who are in-laws, cannot get along with their mother-in-law. During a meal, they argue with their mother-in-law again. To prove that they are right, Molla grapples with his mother-in-law, while Çeto grapples with his wife. The two brothers-in-law, who want to win, will do everything they can.

Famous screenwriter Mithat and famous actress Zeynep are working on a murder script for a new feature film. Things get complicated when the subject in the script starts to happen in reality.

Omnibus of five short films that were shot in the Turkish province of Kars, on the border with Armenia. Among the five directors are three debutants who were chosen to film their stories after winning a scenario contest. The final result is a sympathetic collection of films that remain small and simple: the puppy love between a boy and a girl on their winter trip to school, the memories of a young woman about her mother's response to her first menstruation and bra, and the story of a student who returns to his village, but all too soon flees again for the past that is waiting for him there. The stories take place strikingly often around the cemetery and look at things from the past being revealed. The last contribution to the omnibus film is also significantly called ‘a small truth’.

The story of a serial killer from Thrace. The film begins with two Trakyan farmers named Hayrettin and Hayati waking up one day in the basement of a village house. A voice recording from a serial killer who tells his victims, "You don't play the game this way, you play it that way," begins to subject our heroes to various games. Inspired by the Saw series and serving as a parody of it, the film is a blend of comedy and horror.

A mysterious stranger creates a scandal after crying at a funeral. Rumors are quick to spread across the island, pitting neighbor against neighbor and bringing light to the mysterious circumstances of a young woman's death.

While working as a cleaner in an apartment building, Sultan receives a modeling offer and her life changes, but this change later forces her to make very difficult decisions.

Sasu Ali is a poor young man who works as an assistant in a minibus. He loves Emine, the daughter of Fazil Bey, the owner of the minibus. Emine's father, Fazil Bey, tries to prevent this relationship.

A young man, his wife, and their child move to Istanbul to start a new life. Since they don't have a home, the family starts staying with the man's uncle's son. However, the economic difficulties they face lead to the family being kicked out. The family embarks on a tough struggle to survive in this city where they are now on their own.

Sebahattin is known around town as a magnet for misfortune. But to win over the woman of his dreams, he changes his ways to change his luck.

Ahmet, a bank teller, is a principled man who is organized in his work and family life. One day, he is assigned to collect money in Adana. On the train journey he takes for this purpose, a woman boards his compartment at one of the intermediate stations.

Adam and Eve are a couple in their early thirties. With the relationship fatigue that started in the third year of their union, the absence of old feelings and excitement especially bothers Eve. Eve's feisty and aggressive attitude pushes Adam away from her. In every argument they have, Eve accuses Adam of no longer loving himself, thinking about his former lover Eden, and even still being attracted to her. Adam and Eve, poisoned by a toxic relationship, break up after a night of arguing. The film focuses on the life of the separated but inseparable duo with a fantastic approach. Adam Decries God and heads to the world to find his Eve with a surreal journey that no one will believe, a downright fairy tale or even a lie, if he tells it, Eve cannot find her way out between the dark streets of her neighborhood and her house, where she feels the pain of separation in the deepest way, every inch of which is filled with the memory of love, falters, gets trapped.

Bora, a young man with dreams of becoming a well-known actor visits his parents in his childhood home in expectation of a peaceful dinner. He gets tangled up in opinions and situations he did not see coming.

Two kids living in a small town runs away from home in order to find the movie star they fall in love with.

Fahri Fırfır, a hotel owner blinded by greed, and his manager Şehnaz Şıkır want to expand their hotels by destroying the forests. A family defying them finds an unexpected ally: the mole team consisting of Boyo, Süslü, Kösteban, Köstepem, and Köstosun will do everything in their power to protect their forest.