2016 · Feature · 105 min
Clair Obscur
Director Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Cast: Funda Eryiğit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Serkan Keskin
Psychiatrist Şehnaz, on mandatory duty in a coastal town, crosses paths with Elmas, a young woman forced into marriage, after a stormy night.
Şehnaz appears to have a perfect Istanbul marriage while serving mandatory duty on the Black Sea coast. In the same town, Elmas—married off as a child—is trapped caring for her mother-in-law under a coercive marriage. After a stormy night their paths cross; though from different worlds, both confront suppressed fears.
Yeşim Ustaoğlu’s psychological drama centres on women’s right to author their own lives and the cost of social pressure.
Awards & Festivals
- International festival selections and national competition screenings