Kutay Kümbetli

“Bocuk” traces the remnants of a Balkan-Turkic belief said to date back to the Middle Ages, still alive in a remote village of Thrace. This docudrama explores the contemporary meaning of an ancient winter ritual and documents the local narratives surrounding it. Blending fear with tradition, the film invites viewers to discover the extraordinary Night of Bocuk, a practice still observed across generations in Turkey.

"SOME SUMMONINGS ARE HARD TO STOMACH." Driven to the edge by the loss of his cat, a desperate man turns to an occult ritual in the dead of night.