Can is a sole witness of a murder in the town where he came for the funeral of his old father. The murderer showing no interest in Can’s presence quits the place, calmly. The police he applied then, doesn’t allow him to leave after his testimony. He meets various strange friends of his father in the town where he’s trapped thereafter and some weird things happen right after another. On the other hand, a quarantine is declared due to rabid dogs being at large. The whole town turns into purgatory with no exit is almost at the edge of insanity.
“Compelling mystery thriller… unorthodox… timeless and universal… leavened with macabre humour, flavoursome characters and austere visual poetry… never less than gripping.”
Stephen Dalton, THE FILM VERDICT
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- Director: Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
- Director of Photography: Andreas Sinanos (AFC, GSC)
- Scriptwriter: Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
- Music: Nikos Kypourgos
- Production: Gataki Films / Vildan Erşen - TURKEY
- Cast: Erdem Şenocak, Jale Arıkan
- In co-production with: Bad Crowd/ Nikos Moustakas- Nancy Kokolaki- GREECE Arizona Production/ Guillaume De Seille- FRANCE
- Financiers: Turkish Ministry of Culture, Eurimages, Creative Europe Media, Greek Film Center, CNC-France
- Sales: tba
- Turkish Distribution: Başka Sinema
- World Premiere: 37. Warsaw Film Festival 2021
- Category: Completed
- Festivals and Awards: 95. Academy Awards-Turkey’s Official Submission, 80. Golden Globe Awards-Turkey’s Official Submission, 37. Warsaw Film Festival 2021-Competition, 58. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2021-Best Director, Best Music, Film-Yon Best Director Award, 43. Cinemed Montpellier Mediterranean Cinema Festival 2021-Panorama, 32. Ankara Film Festival 2021-Special Screening, 26. Festival on Wheels 2021-Special Screening, 12. Bari Film and Cinema Festival 2022-Competition, 41. İstanbul Film Festival 2022-Best Director, Best Art Director, 19. Festival des Cinémas de Turquie à Paris 2022-Special Screening, 27. Tetouan Int. Mediterranean Film Festival 2022-Competition, 2. İzmir Film and Music Festival 2022-Best Director, Best Music, 29. Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2022-Special Screening, Ayvalik International Film Festival 2022, 26. Rabat International Author Film Festival 2022-Competition, 3. Jakarta Independent Film Festival 2022-Best Feature Director, 17. Batumi International Art-house Film Festival 2022-Competition, 20. Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2022-Critics' Award, 10. Accessible Film Festival 2022-Competition, Dublin Independent Film Festival 2022-Competition, Asian World Film Festival 2022-Best Cinematography, 27th International Film Festival of Kerala-Best Director, 16. Eurasia International Film Festival 2022-Official Selection, 38. Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2023 -Official Selection, 34. Türkische Filmtage München 2023 -Official Selection, 27. Nuremberg Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland 2023 -Official Selection, 51. Belgrade International Film Festival 2023 -Official Selection, 5. Budapest Independent Film Festival 2023 -Official Selection