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The man wants to die and the woman wants to be famous. According to the man, there could not be a better plan than the woman killing him. This way the man will get his wish to die and the woman will become famous.
Jan 1975
Passionate fans, a city that lives on football; a stormy story of joy, sorrow and enthusiasm from the past to the future… "The Colors of the Game: Living with the Storm" looks at the championship of Trabzonspor, which came after years, through the eyes of the city and its people...
Jul 2022
After taking care of her family for years, 45-year-old homemaker Sude is on the verge of starting a regular job. But when her mother-in-law mysteriously disappears, Sude's family is forced to confront buried secrets and navigate the delicate balance between family love and personal sacrifices.
Feb 2026
Mehmet is a man living with his family in a mountain village in the Black Sea region. He earns his living by breeding a few animals, while passionately looking for a mineral reserve on the mountains, but his pursuit is seen useless by his family. Devastated by vain efforts, his hope is renewed with a competition. Mehmet will attend the bull fight held in Artvin, but he returns from Artvin completely lost, once again. This simple story pictures the naive portrait of a touching life, a life struggle in hardship and the relationship between nature, animals and human beings.
Sep 2016
The life story of 9 famous names of Turkish cinema and theater.
Jan 1974
Fidan was all by herself on a long and winding road in the mountains, in the middle of nowhere, when Şemsi, the truck drives gives her a ride to Istanbul. When Şemsi learned that Fidan was a suicide bomber, brainwashed by a terrorist organization, he thinks that he is responsible for the people who will die in the suicide attack. By this aim, he has determined to take Fidan back to her home before the suicide attack takes place. He is ready for taking every type of risk in order to not feel guilty.
Jul 2019
A driver with hours left until retirement, an engineer who is the silent hero of the sky and passengers... All in the same vehicle, but in different lives. On the night of July 15, an ordinary journey turns into the route of destiny.
Jul 2025
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Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
Feb 2021
Jan 1992
An authoritarian father, who makes his living in a mountain village with tree trade, has a deeper problem with his family due to his oppressive and unjust behavior. The way out of this psychological crisis that the family is in depends on the ability of family members to forgive each other.
Nov 2020
Alim works as a tailor's apprentice to Yakup for the past 15 years. Obsessive and fearful of death, he is stuck in the routine of a mundane life. He opens the store in the morning and either takes a nap or watches TV until his boss arrives. In the evenings, he goes home carpooling with Kemal from the coffeehouse. When he watches a new item on TV about the perils of cars running on LPG, he starts to check out each taxi he rides on to see whether it runs on autogas or not, each time, he marks a score. To avoid using a vehicle, he dicedes to move to a newapartment closer to work. This change he makes will be a vital turning point for Alim.
Nov 2015
The three human characters are an old man, an old woman, and a young boy, who wander among the natural wonders and give the camera soulful looks.
May 1995
Fikret works at the library. He is married and has a ten-year-old son. He literally has a routine life. With his wife leaving home, he loses his ability to continue his daily life. His son suddenly finds himself in the position of his father's father. The film tells the story of a father with high functioning autism and his "normal" son.
Oct 2020
A film depicting the final days of the Ottoman Empire through the eyes of the heirs living in a mansion left behind by an Ottoman pasha. The pasha's grandson, his dreamer husband, his alcoholic daughter, and many unemployed and idle friends sell their last possessions and live a pleasant but melancholic life.
Mar 1995
Ayşe returns to her hometown in northeastern Turkey to nurse her gravely ill mother. Before she dies, Ayse’s mother tells her that she will leave Ayse her much loved bee hives to manage. Ayse’s modern life has moved her away from the mountains of her childhood – a life in which the bees and their honey were central. But she puts her city life on hold to manage the bees, which provide a distraction from her grief. Ayse slowly starts to work with the local bee keeper to manage the hives but finds the lessons of her childhood are buried deep and the hives are more difficult to manage than she remembers. Ayse’s failure to pay needful attention to local advice sees her mothers bee hives seriously damaged, if not lost forever. What’s more a Caucasian bear becomes a real threat to her hives and her life.
Sep 2019
A nomad family migrates with their camels and goats when summer and winter turn. Balanced between traditional and modern lifestyles, migration season comes. What do they see ahead?
Oct 2021
Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for a chance to change and escape from their empty, monotonous lives.
Sep 2012
Jan 1990
While working on his novel, an author discovers a mysterious girl in his garden. Is she real or imaginary? Despite this uncertainty, he delves into the girl's world.
Nov 1994