What if your dad needed YOU to be the parent?
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.
Acting
Ömer Akgüllü's precise, never-pandering performance.
Direction
Sönmez lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Ahmet Sönmez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Turkish cinema rarely centers neurodivergent protagonists with this nuance; Sönmez consulted autism advocates to avoid Hollywood's 'inspiration porn' trap.
The library where Fikret works is a real Istanbul institution, and several patrons in background scenes are actual regulars who didn't know filming was happening.
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