Turkish family dinner: where the lamb isn't the only thing getting sacrificed.
During The Feast of the Sacrifice, all family, sons, daughters, granddaughters, relatives gather at the country house of Rıza Gülsoy. Rıza's family celebrates the holiday while they share the good memories, dine, drink, sing, and dance. Horror starts when one of the granddaughters of Rıza the emperor, suddenly disappears.
Direction
Yeltan's unflinching gaze turns holiday warmth into claustrophobic terror.
Acting
The women's silences scream louder than any dialogue.
Director
Görkem Yeltan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurban Bayramı (Feast of the Sacrifice) centers on Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son—Yeltan weaponizes this against patriarchs who demand sacrifice from everyone except themselves.
Yeltan's casting of her own mother (Ayçıl Yeltan) suggests this film emerged from lived generational observation, not abstract feminist theory.
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