Movies: Ercan Kesal

A wig-maker from Istanbul, who suffers from cancer, becomes obsessed with a woman who enters his shop one day....

A cab driver, a teahouse owner and an out-of-work journalist live in a down-at-heel suburb of Ankara. When the driver tells his friends tales of the murky and unlawful dealings of his passengers, they install a camera to record the passengers....

Basri, 55 year old, every day walks for miles along the tracks working as a railroad watchman. His nagging thought is finding his son. Eighteen years ago, while the boy was studying at the university in Istanbul, the police took him into custody for ...

Set in a village in Anatolia at the foothills of the mountains, portraying the story of the resistance of a young man, Ali, against the domination of landlords and local gangs, striving to win back his wife’s love and affection....

A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Three Monkeys / Üç Maymun" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 'Three Monkeys' had been shot in about 2 months in the summer and autumn of 2007 mostly in Yedikule district of Istanbul....

In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the letters...

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Yılmaz is a civil servant. There are two months until his retirement. His only dream is to build a house on his ‘little piece of land’. However, will the trouble his son Fırat who suddenly turned up without notice in the middle of the night, got hims...

A coming storm after dog days dawns during a road trip to an island for a funeral. The deceased is buried in haste and a man makes a detour through Aegean Turkey. The funeral is eclipsed by a last wish....

A young girl's bargaining with her father to marry whoever she wants will cause her family to reveal their hidden dirty laundry....

Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success at all costs, she decides to use an unconven...

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The last 12 minutes of a young woman in a house on the edge of the city. The radical decision of a woman whose life was made a prison by tradition, violence and poverty......

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Remzi, a controlling and powerful businessman, is in disagreement with his son, Baha, about their family business. During their arguments, their differences surface up, and Remzi is not willing to solve these differences by talking....

A high school student, raised in a modern family, is taken to a gynecologist for a virginity test by her parents. The psychologically and physically traumatizing examination makes her realize she does not have control over her own body. She will do a...

Recep, once mentioned to have a good job and life in Ankara, is forced to return to his village due to psychological issues. In the village, he exhibits strange, erratic behavior. His father feels ashamed and secretly fearful alongside his anger towa...