Leyla, a beautiful and feisty middle-aged woman, lives with her mother, whose nagging has become everyday background music. The two women fight shamelessly and cruelly, and in protest against her mother Leyla makes choices that even she herself finds a bit startling. Ahmet is a taxi driver, years younger than Leyla and confused after his father’s death. He still has to report his every step to his mother and obey his uncle who is the head of the family.
Acting
Şenay Gürler's volcanic, tender middle-aged reckoning.
Writing
Dialogue that scrapes like actual family fights.
Director
Çiğdem Sezgin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly critiques Turkey's 'kızlı erkekli' gender codes, where adult children remain economically and emotionally tethered to patriarchal family structures.
Director Çiğdem Sezgin's background in documentary shines through in the cramped, authentic Istanbul apartments — every cluttered shelf tells a story of lives paused.
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