Zugzwang

After working at a factory for years, Cevdet finds himself facing a profound sense of emptiness upon retirement. In an attempt to cope with the uncertainty in his life, he clings tightly to his old factory routine and obsessively continues to record every detail around him in the "Ledger" he brought home from work. However, taking in his late neighbor’s dog introduces a new kind of chaos into his life—one that cannot be confined to the lines of a notebook or controlled. Although Cevdet tries to control the dog, its disobedient nature forces him to confront his own limitations.

Silently witnessing an assault from his window on a Saturday evening, Onur finds himself in a difficult situation later in the night.

Ali and Meryem are an ordinary family on the face of it. Meryem has a child from a previous relationship with Ferit. When Ferit reappears years later, Ali puts his wife to a test of trust. While Meryem is caught between her sense of gratitude and the agony of love, Ali's self-esteem begins to crumble. Ferit's murder fans the flames of distrust between them. They are too suspicious of one another to talk. During the police questioning, they cling to one another once again. Complicity becomes the glue of trust between them. Now they are a proper family.

Middle-aged HAKKI lives in a historical Aegean village with his family. He provides for them by selling statuettes in front of the nearby ancient city as well as guiding local tours. The region harbors business opportunities as touristic interest booms; however, HAKKI fails to catch the trend. One day, he finds a historical artifact in his garden by chance and sells it for a car's price, later he finds out the actual value of the artifact is a hundred times higher. With great ambition, he starts digging tunnels in his garden, hoping to find more valuables, yet he gets nothing. He is now obsessed, sacrifices much of his life and takes on a dark journey for both him and his family.

Oktay, who works in an instrument workshop, is in love with one of his clients, Sibel. Oktay, who could not say his love to Sibel, was the subject of ridicule of his colleagues. As Oktay tries to confront his feelings, he will oscillate between good and evil.

The set of the series Dalgalanır Karadeniz (The Black Sea Waves) comes to a halt when director Enver notices that the wall paint is incomplete. What is said during the five minutes it takes to finish the paint job, and what remains unsaid?

A wealthy man, paralysed after an accident, hires a caregiver from a completely different background. The unlikely relationship between these two opposite characters soon transforms into an extraordinary and powerful friendship that changes both of their lives.

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in Istanbul, the tragic story of three heroes chasing an unlikely dream, running towards their sad end in a Shakespearean manner.

Yarim (The Half) is the story of two halves setting out to become a whole, of the efforts made by two children to play the existing male-female roles. Fidan is a 15-year-old shepherd girl who lives in poverty with her family in a village in eastern Turkey. Her father gives her as a bride to an unknown family. Her husband, Salih, is mentally challenged; although he has a physical age of 35, his mental age is lower than Fidan’s. (via cinema.indiana.edu)

When Nergis, feeling pity for the porter carrying the washing machine to her home, overextends her kindness, a seemingly intimate yet tense conversation begins between them.

Emrah, who works as a receptionist in the night shift of a boutique hotel, is constantly monitored by his boss Adem through security cameras and this surveillance becomes increasingly irritating.

Behiye (70) lives in the same house with her son Necati (40). Due to Alzheimer's disease, she forgets the places where she has hidden her money. Her daughters Selma (37) and Türkan (46), along with her grandson Mert (23), come to the house to search for the money. They find the money together at home. Türkan and Selma start competing secretly to take the money. When Türkan puts the money into Mert's bag, Necati catches her and an argument breaks out among them.

Brothers Kenan and Sinan Yeşilyaprak, both officers in the Turkish army, have been conflicted since birth. Their father was a prominent — later persecuted — general and their mother a member of the oft-discriminated-against Kurdish minority.

Harun returns to his hometown to convince his father to move. The two encounter with the issues of the past.

Salih (35), taking his son Mert (5), returns to father’s home, upon his funeral - in where he gets stuck within memories, family criticism and responsibility to his son. He justifies himself by blaming his father with whom he had a fall out but also faces the truths of becoming him and that his father loved him indeed.

The beloved poet of Turkey, Nazım Hikmet, is featured on the silver screen for the period he spent in prison after 1941. Imprisoned for communist propaganda, Nazım became legendary within the prison walls as his fame grew by word of mouth. A group of friends formed around him, inspired by his poetry and painting. However, the only thing on Nazım Hikmet's mind was his wife, Piraye. He was very curious about his wife, from whom he had not heard for a long time. As the misery of the war years made itself felt, the devastating news for Nazım was not long in coming. His 28-year prison sentence was confirmed.

On a seemingly ordinary night in Istanbul, a young couple are on the way to a friend’s farewell party. They soon begin to face the strenuous challenges of navigating their city, causing them to grow increasingly tired and agitated, questioning their own lives as the night progresses.

Two men with very different lives and stories cross paths to smuggle hookah tobacco into Turkey via Georgia. Tahir, who has been doing this job for a long time, has realized that he will not get anywhere with small jobs and is looking for big things. Ömer, who will be smuggling for the first time, plans to do it permanently if no problems arise. Of course, these things are not so easy.

Migrant workers working in the UK as Fatih Ayhan still running mate in the UK, has received large amounts of debt to send to his family in Turkey. The payment of this debt even after Fatih's return to Turkey will be requested during a visit to the family by Ayhan from Turkey. Claiming this debt ignites a wick within the family that lives in the same building and with intertwined economic interests. All clashes between family members come to the fore.

Hakan and Nihal have been married for many years. Shortly after they find out that Nihal is unable to have children, she disappears. While searching for her, Hakan makes some painful discoveries. He must face his inner demons to discover what happened to his wife.

A sunny day at the Archery Club. A play within a play within a play... Taking a break from the practice, five friends play “Wink Murder”. Strategy, intuition and luck – each has its own moment of triumph. Which one’s the hardest? Proving one’s innocence or hiding one’s guilt?

Murat, who has just been imprisoned, asks for a request to his wife Sema, which is against the procedures. Sema cannot stand her husband's pressure and tries to get Murat's request into the prison by illegal means. But the prison has excessive precautions.

Kuzey runs a hotel called Karayel in Eski Foça with his friend Sami. In 1998, a young and beautiful woman named Şafak comes to Eski Foça to conduct research on Greek villages and stays at the Karayel Hotel. Şafak falls in love with Kuzey, but Kuzey only cares for her. Şafak leaves Kuzey five times, but always returns… On her final departure, she disappears while driving away. All searches prove fruitless; Şafak is missing. Kuzey continues searching for Şafak for five years with his friend, the fisherman Yunus… In 2003, Çiğdem arrives at the hotel. Çiğdem, who is Kuzey’s brother’s assistant, takes on the hotel’s debts and saves it from bankruptcy. During this time, Çiğdem also develops feelings for Kuzey. This only serves to remind Kuzey of Şafak once again. After Fisherman Yunus tells him that he found the remains of Şafak’s car underwater, Kuzey leaves the hotel. He goes to the same place to meet Şafak…

Murat is a dedicated construction worker building a gargantuan wall for a boss whom none of the workers has ever seen. After the departure of his colleague, Ali, and his relocation on the other side of the wall imposed by Yavuz, the boss' right-hand, Murat sinks into a whirlwind of tension that leads him to struggle to meet the man he works for.

The Flag is a fictional short film that tells the story of a misunderstanding of Eylem, who lives alone in a conservative district of Istanbul. Film based on a true story and narrated with black comedy elements.

After a great first date, a man and a woman spend the night at his house on an island in Istanbul. The next morning, he expects her to leave, but she lingers, her presence becoming increasingly unsettling.

Three couples head on vacation to a sensual getaway. What ensues is a tangled web of laughter, heartbreak, temptation, and raunchy revelations.

Iklim moves to London to complete her university education. The cold atmosphere as soon as she lands and the distant people she encounters through her journey makes it hard for her to cope with this new life.

An apartment in the residence. A brand new built-in kitchen. Expensive cars are good earning jobs until they end up in an unstable world. A man who believes that he has fulfilled his dream and skipped class, and the illusions of a woman who has always belonged there, with a high awareness of herself, are made of granite. The disintegration of all this illusion can begin even with a tiny speck.