One debt. One family. Zero exits. Turkish cinema's claustrophobic slow-burn.
Migrant workers working in the UK as Fatih Ayhan still running mate in the UK, has received large amounts of debt to send to his family in Turkey. The payment of this debt even after Fatih's return to Turkey will be requested during a visit to the family by Ayhan from Turkey. Claiming this debt ignites a wick within the family that lives in the same building and with intertwined economic interests. All clashes between family members come to the fore.
Acting
Hakan Salınmış carries decades of resentment in every silence
Direction
Reyhan traps you in that building — you can't breathe either
Director
Fikret Reyhan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film exposes Turkey's 'gurbetçi' phenomenon — guest workers sending remittances that become chains, not lifelines.
Reyhan filmed in his own family's apartment building; the claustrophobia is literally inherited.
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