Hasret: Sehnsucht

  • March 17, 2024 / 15:00
  • March 27, 2024 / 19:00

Director: Ben Hopkins
Participants: Ben Hopkins, İsa Çelik, Bilge Güler, Serhat Saymadi
Germany, Türkiye, 2015, 82', DCP, color
Turkish, German, English with Turkish, English subtitles

A German television channel sends a small production team to Istanbul for a documentary project. As soon as the team arrives in Istanbul, they visit different neighborhoods and interview fascinating characters. While editing, the documentary's director encounters mysterious figures and shadows that they hadn't noticed during filming. This mystery leads the director to become obsessed with ghosts, compelling the team to film in deserted and dark places where ghosts might be more visible.

As the character's journey progresses from the present to the past, from light to darkness, the landscape of Istanbul also transforms. Neighborhoods changed by urban transformation, demolitions, undocumented migrant workers, and residents from different religions and sects all bring to the surface the unique, deep sorrow of Istanbul.

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