IN THE BLIND SPOT
2023
Feature Film, 117 min
Germany
A German film team is shooting a documentary in northeastern Turkey. In a remote Kurdish village, they witness an elderly woman performing a recurring ritual to keep the memory of her missing son alive. The Kurdish translator of the German crew is also the nanny of Melek, a 7-year-old Turkish girl. Her father, Zafer, works for a sinister organization and is caught between loyalty to them and fear for his family's well-being when his daughter appears to be haunted by a mysterious force. The fateful encounter of these people develops a destructive power. IN THE BLIND SPOT unravels a complex net of conspiracy, paranoia and generational trauma.
Written and Directed by: Ayse Polat
Production: mîtosfilm in Koproduktion mit WDR / ARTE, PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduktion
World Premiere: Berlinale 2023 (Encounters Section)
Awards (Selection):
42. Istanbul International Film Festival - FIPRESCI-Award,
Best Script, Best Editing, Golden Tulip for Best Film
Deutscher Filmpreis 2024 - Best Film (Bronzen Lola),
Best Director, Bestes Script
