A killer saves a woman from dying—then they hide together. Trust issues, but make it Turkish New Wave.
A death row escapee unexpectedly saves a troubled young woman attempting suicide during a ferry crossing, and they find refuge together in a secluded house.
Acting
Halil Ergün's haunted eyes do all the talking.
Cinematography
Misty Bosphorus gloom that suffocates beautifully.
Direction
Özkan's debut simmers with controlled desperation.
Director
Yavuz Özkan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Turkey's 1970s 'social realist' wave, rarely screened outside festival circuits. Özkan made this at 28 after assistant directing with Yılmaz Güney.
The ferry setting mirrors the Bosphorus as liminal space—neither Europe nor Asia, neither living nor dead. The house becomes its own purgatory.
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