Ali and Meryem are an ordinary family on the face of it. Meryem has a child from a previous relationship with Ferit. When Ferit reappears years later, Ali puts his wife to a test of trust. While Meryem is caught between her sense of gratitude and the agony of love, Ali's self-esteem begins to crumble. Ferit's murder fans the flames of distrust between them. They are too suspicious of one another to talk. During the police questioning, they cling to one another once again. Complicity becomes the glue of trust between them. Now they are a proper family.
Acting
Gözde Cığacı's silence speaks entire arguments.
Direction
Ozturk lets dread accumulate like unpaid bills.
Writing
Dialogue so loaded, every pause is a threat.
Director
Sefa Ozturk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film interrogates Turkish patriarchal expectations around female 'purity' and male honor — Ali's crisis is as much social performance as personal jealousy.
The title 'Trust' operates as irony and aspiration simultaneously; the film asks whether trust built on shared secrets is stronger than truth.
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