Hara

A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.

Meryem, a young woman of 18, has been married for 18 months. But after six days of marriage, her husband left for Istanbul and hasn't reappeared since. As the days turn into weeks and months, Meryem longs for Mustafa and a settled married life, but she doesn't give up hope.

Yusuf served nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit. When he returns home, he sees that his wife, who was pregnant at the time of jail, left home. While searching for his wife and child in the snowy town, he also tracks the events that happened to him. This journey, which alternates between the past and the present and becomes complicated as we ask questions, will reach places that Yusuf could not even imagine, and will change his life irrevocably.

Set in a small town in the heart of Anatolia, the cradle of civilizations, the film tells the story of people searching for something of vital importance to them... Will these people, some seeking a spouse, some money, some water, and some prestige, find what they are looking for? Filmed entirely with locals and featuring some improvised scenes, the film also holds cinematic significance for director Atalay Taşdiken. "The Search Engine" confronts us with the contemporary manifestation of humanity's endless quest for meaning, offering an ironic comparison between traditional and modern-day search efforts.

İsmet, a wealthy and kind-hearted man from the village, is thinking of getting married when the time comes, but he is very indecisive about choosing a wife. He wants to marry someone who loves and admires him, not for his wealth. So he sets out to find a pure and innocent girl from a good family. However, various surprises await him.

The film focuses on the development of the cinematography in the 1890s (which in turn significantly altered the perception of the 20th century art) and how it spread within the Ottoman territory. This 2018 documentary by directors Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu and Atalay Taşdiken contains rarely seen footage, that is more often read about then watched. Its purpose is to ignite new questions and discussions on the film history, based on the surviving documents.