16 minutes. One open window. A marriage unraveling faster than you can swat it.
Idris, who has made a habit of coming home late, comes home early that day. He sees his wife trying to wipe the lipstick off of her lips, and at the same time, the window of the house is open in a cloudy sky. The feeling of doubt has already begun to gnaw through Idris like a bed bug.
Acting
Erkan Can's face does three acts of tragedy in 16 minutes.
Cinematography
That open window haunts every frame without showing anything.
Direction
Kurt trusts audiences to connect dots most films spoon-feed.
Director
Tunahan Kurt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Erkan Can is a Turkish cinema veteran; this short earned him festival attention decades into his career.
The 'bed bug' title isn't metaphorical—Idris literally scratches throughout, his suspicion made physical.
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