A mother says goodbye. A daughter refuses to hear it. Summer ends, but not this fight.
Zephyr, a strong-willed adolescent girl, spends her summer vacation with her grandparents in the mountains, waiting for her mother to come and take her back home. Her mother finally shows up, but only to say farewell before going far away places for a voluntary position. But Zephyr is determined that she will not let her mother ever leave her again.
Direction
Belma Baş's patient, observational lens lets silence scream.
Acting
Şeyma Uzunlar's stubborn stillness—every glance a small war.
Cinematography
The mountains: beautiful, indifferent, impossible to escape.
Director
Belma Baş
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belma Baş emerged from Turkey's DIY film scene, shooting Zephyr in her own grandparents' village with non-professional actors including family members.
The title 'Zephyr' means a gentle breeze—ironic given the protagonist's storm refusal to let go. The film inverts the coming-of-age formula: Zephyr doesn't grow into acceptance, she hardens into resistance.
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