BLACK NIGHT IN ANATOLIA

ATTENTION, CHANGE OF DATE!
+ This film, originally scheduled for Monday, June 26, will be shown on Friday, June 30 at 8 p.m.
MONDAY JUNE 26 at 8pm: LAST DANCE

SYNOPSIS: Ishak is a man who lives alone in the province of Anatolia and earns his living playing the lute in a nightclub. One night, he receives an urgent phone call from his village, where he hasn't been for a long time. His mother is ill and wants to see him before she dies. Because he was forced to leave the village seven years ago, İshak returns with all sorts of worries and questions on his mind.
İshak's return to the village is not well received - neither his former comapgne, nor the village chief, nor İshak's childhood friends are particularly happy about it. There's a secret everyone wants to keep quiet. They hope İshak will soon leave the village...

A film by Özcan Alper / 114 min / Turkey, Germany, France / 2022
With Ogulcan Ali, Berkay Ates, Mustafa Ates

Language: Turkish / Subtitles: French

Official Selection
59th ANTALYA FILM FESTIVAL (TURKEY)