With Istanbul mired in political violence, Kadir is offered release after 15 years in prison if he’ll work as an informant. In a shantytown he stumbles upon his brother Ahmet, working for the city rounding up stray dogs and shutting himself in his home.
Direction
Alper's clinical eye for systemic cruelty.
Cinematography
Istanbul's margins shot like a wound that won't close.
Acting
Özgür's exhausted eyes carry the whole damn thing.
Director
Emin Alper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alper shot during actual Gezi Park protests; the political violence isn't backdrop, it's documentary texture.
The title 'Abluka' (Frenzy) refers to military blockade — fitting for a film about invisible walls between brothers.
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