DVD
Watchtower = Gözetleme kulesi
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In Turkish, with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Olgun Şimşek, Nilay Erdönmez, Menderes Samancılar, Kadir Çermik, Laçin Ceylan, Rıza Akın.
Publication Information
[New York] : Film Movement, [2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Haunted by a tragic incident, Nihat isolates himself as the fire warden of a remote observation tower. To distance herself from her own traumatic past, Seher takes a similarly solitary job as a hostess at a rural bus station in the region. Each goes about their secluded existence until their fates collide at a crossroads. Reluctantly choosing companionship over isolation, the pair develops a tender, if uneven, domestic partnership as they settle into Nihat's mountainside watchtower. Ultimately, their proximity serves as the ultimate catalyst, allowing each to redevelop a compassion in their lives they'd long since lost.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Bonus short film: The foreigner / director, Alethea Avramis (17 minutes).