A. Afrail Gök

Unable to cope with the psychological burden of an unwanted pregnancy, Bahar decides to commit suicide. The first stop on her last journey is her university friend Mahir. The world of Mahir, who is crippled after being attacked during a march he participated in, and his father Cemal, who avoids facing what he has been through, cause Bahar to question her decision again.

In the aftermath of the scandal involving leaked erotic videos, renowned model Sevda and Dr. Yusuf, seeking an escape from the monotonous walls of his routine life, coincidentally meet after Yusuf leaves home following a heated argument with his wife. What starts as a chance encounter evolves into walks through the streets of Galata under the pretext of Yusuf’s documentary film project. As the duo explores the intricacies of the city, they embark on a profound questioning of life, relationships, beliefs, and societal polarization through Sevda’s scandals and Yusuf’s relationship with his wife Aysel. Two marginalized characters begin to discuss the unconventional nature of the relationship that develops between them as the story progresses.

Şırnak is a Kurdish city on the border of Turkey, Iraq and Syria. In 2007, drama teacher Tayfur began recording candid interviews with children aged between 8 and 14. They were once enthusiastic, honest and full of hope for a brighter future. Today, such interviews are not even possible anymore. The school has been destroyed. Women's rights are fragile. People's mental health is deteriorating and self-confidence is lost. Bigger ambitions have faded. In 2016, war erupted on the streets of Şırnak.

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.

Rabia, a young woman, lives with her mother and her ailing grandmother while struggling with the traumas of her past. Trapped between the constant voices of her mother and grandmother, she leads a suppressed and constricted life. When the man she once loved, Fatih, marries her cousin Zehra, her inner world completely collapses. Her repressed anger and guilt take physical form through a small “hangnail” that appears at the edge of her fingernail.

District Governor Behçet and his screenwriter wife Ilgın settle in a village where the villagers are pressuring them to drain a water canal into which their children have fallen and drowned. Behçet denies his responsibility for the incident and blames the villagers for the deaths of the children, while Ilgın stays out of everything and sees what happened as the material for a screenplay. The villagers are determined to avenge their children.

With no previous film experience, the master director finds herself in the magical world of film sets, embarking on an artistic journey that began with coincidences that changed the course of her life. Inspired by the work of established filmmakers, Biket İlhan developed her skills as if she were attending a school. Despite facing many challenges, including the difficulty of finding producers for her films, she persevered and built her extraordinary legacy brick by brick. She took bold steps to achieve this, always maintaining her commitment to art and his independent stance in the world of cinema. Are you ready to witness her determination to realise her dreams, her resilience in the face of challenges and the intricacies of the filmmaking process — all without worrying about box-office success, but simply following her heart?

A Warm Gaze: Mehmet Güreli explores the multifaceted body of work of Mehmet Güreli, one of Türkiye’s leading artists and a master of music, cinema, painting, and literature. Through the lens of Gamze Terra, the documentary offers an intimate journey into Güreli’s profound and multilayered artistic universe.