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Scenes I Imagine (2020)

Hayalimdeki Sahneler aims to explain and analyze scenes from 3 heavily queer coded Turkish films from 80s. ...

Lock (2007)

Berna, a theater artist, struggles for the sake of acting only for art at a time when popular culture is dominant. Meanwhile, during a visit to a museum on 'The First Women of History', she is very impressed by the hand-painted portrait of Afife Jale, the ...

Ayın Yıldızı (2006)

Borrowed Bride (2005)

Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, meanwhile, is mor ...

Commissioner Shakespeare (2001)

After fainting in a school rehearsal, little Su is diagnosed with leukemia. As a result she is forced to give up the Snow White role she wanted so badly. Police Chief Cemil decides to stage the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at his oppressi ...

Offside (2000)

Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is for Esnaf Spor to win the amateur league championship. ...

Cholera Street (1997)

Salih is a mechanic and the son of a respected barber named Ali. A woman named Tina arrives at Cholera Street, where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute. ...

The Passenger (1993)

The railway station in a small town in Western Anatolia where no birds or caravans pass, during the most active and critical days of the National War of Independence in 1921. One is the station chief, who lost his eye and the other foot on the front, and t ...

The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies (1990)

Hasmet, director of love stories, wants to make a film which is different than the movies he made before. This movie has a social message. He tries to find a producer but film industry is mainly out of money. When he thinks he finds one, nothing goes as it ...

Arabesque (1989)

Sener and Müjde, who can never come together because of endless obstacles and misunderstandings, slowly drift into the plaintive world of arabesque music. ...

Impromptu (1988)

A man and woman meet during the identification of their spouses' dead bodies, following a car accident. It turns out that the they had an affair with each other. Feelings like jealousy, shame, wrath that struck them at the beginning, leave their place to u ...

Afife Jale (1987)

The life of Afife Jale, the first Turkish female theater artist, is recounted. Since childhood, Afife has been a free-spirited girl who loves her freedom. However, she lives in a conservative family environment. When she turned twelve, she was forced to we ...

Aaahh Belinda (1986)

Serap is a successful theater actress. Although she rejects the traditional roles assigned to women in her personal life, she agrees to play the role of a traditional housewife in a shampoo commercial. However, she is unaware that this commercial will turn ...

My Aunt (1986)

Üftade has long been the object of men's fury. Her only hope is to marry the young man she is in love with and escape her traumatic life in the home of her abusive stepfather. However, when her lover suddenly leaves her, Üftade's despair increases expone ...

Queen of Hearts (1986)

A frigid young housewife cannot reconcile her sado-masochistic imagination with her daily life with her submissive husband. While he is at work, she starts working in the afternoons at a local, first-class brothel. ...

The Woman Whom Must Be Hanged (1986)

The film tells the story of an old husband Hüsrev and Melek, who was first a servant and then his wife. With this marriage Hüsrev's subconscious hidden passions are revealed. ...

How to Save Asiye (1986)

After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show. ...

Vasfiye Is Her Name (1985)

The story of a provincial woman named Vasfiye, whose life passed changing hands and drifting between men in Aegean towns, is told by different narrators. The story changes every time the narrator changes. However, it is not known which story is the truth. ...

A Lonely Woman (1985)

Suna, who attracts attention with her beauty and personality, goes on vacation with her friend Ayla, who has severed her ties with romantic relationships. This vacation brings out their sexual desires and drags them into an unwanted predicament. ...

Naked Citizen (1985)

A family man, driven to the edge by his inability to financially support his family, is found running about on the street naked. Suddenly, he turns into a nationwide celebrity and an inspiration for millions of people in poverty. ...

Sister Fahriye (1984)

A victim of a forced marriage who has stabbed her husband finishes her sentence. When she is released from the prison she starts working at a factory under harsh conditions. Soon a poet falls for her, and gives her a new hope in love. ...

Unmade Bed (1984)

Meryem, who opposes male domination and behaves very strictly to her hired lovers, falls in love with Ismail, who works as a waitress at an invitation she attends. ...

Secret Intentions (1984)

Aysen has never had an intimate relationship before. As she gets closer to her colleague Cem, the repressed emotions she holds inside emerge. ...

The Baggy Trousers Case (1983)

A group of women in a small village get organized against the macho men of the town. ...

Aile Kadını (1983)

Güneşin Tutulduğu Gün (1983)

Aşk Adası (1983)

The Lake (1982)

Nalan reminds Murat of his wife who died in the lake. After a while, Murat convinces himself that Nalan is his dead wife, Sabiha. Murat loses his sense of reality when a new man gets involved. ...

İffet (1982)

Iffet lives in a low income neighbourhood of Istanbul with her sister and father under the strict rules of her father. She can not even go visit her aunt since she is not allowed to leave home without permission. ...

Deli Kan (1981)

Sefer, a fisherman from the village of Mitari in Rize, is in love with a girl named Zekiye. Although Zekiye loves him, she refuses to marry Sefer because she finds him rude. However, Sefer kidnaps her and takes her by force, and Zekiye, unable to bear this ...

Kır Gönlünün Zincirini (1981)

Orhan is a famous singer returning from a tour he gets news of his sister Gülcan's suicide. When he learns the reason for her suicide, he begins a revengeful relationship with Ebru, sister of the man who caused the death of his sister. ...

Oh Beautiful Istanbul (1981)

Kamil, who earns his living as a long-distance truck driver, falls in love with Cevahir, whom he meets at a brothel he visits with his friends, and rents a house for her. Their goal is to get married. However, their financial situation is not sufficient fo ...

Çirkinler de Sever (1981)

The story is based on a fictional account of the events that unfold between a film crew who come to shoot a movie in a remote village in Anatolia and the villagers. It attempts to convey the pure and innocent feelings that Mazlum, a young villager, has for ...

Feryada Gücüm Yok (1981)

Orhan, an Arabesque singer, owns a large piece of land in a coastal town. Orhan wants to build a retirement home there. Oğuz, a wealthy businessman who owns a newspaper and a bank, Through the businesses he has established, he launders the mafia's dirty m ...

Aşkı Ben Mi Yarattım (1979)

The film tells the story of a former convict who rises to fame. Orhan, who was imprisoned for murder, goes to Istanbul after serving his sentence. There, he spends some time looking for work. One night, he meets a prostitute named Mehtap at a nightclub. Me ...

Feyzo, The Polite One (1978)

To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father. ...

Şahit (1978)

A murder witness and his sister must try to escape from two assassins who want to bring them to silence before they can testify in court. ...

Kaybolan Yıllar (1978)

Alevli Yıllar (1978)

Fictional Turkish resistance in Nazi occupied Bulgaria ...

Sarmaş Dolaş (1977)

Tokat (1977)

The film tells the story of a young girl who wants to take revenge on her father's killers. Banu, the daughter of a wealthy factory owner, has an accident one day. She hits a woman named Gamze with her car. Banu takes care of Gamze until she recovers. Duri ...

Kızını Dövmeyen Dizini Döver (1977)

Tatlı Kaçık (1977)

The story of three thieves who take refuge in a house and the adventures they experience between a mother and her stepdaughter. ...

Smiling Eyes (1977)

A couple who dreamed of having a son had five daughters in a row. When girls reach the age of marriage, there are moments that make them laugh and sometimes make them sad. ...

Taşra Kızı (1977)

The film tells the story of a woman's love affair with a composer she admires. Macide, whose parents are deceased, lives in a small town with her aunt. Macide is in love with the famous composer Vedat Süreyya. She follows all of his programs. One day, Mac ...

The River (1977)

A group of young people living a luxurious life in Istanbul go to a village for a rafting adventure on the Euphrates. ...

Wild Lover (1977)

A wild girl who was raised by bears is found by humans when she rescues an injured man. She is brought to the city against her will, and is put in a stage show. She is discovered and saved by her family, and tries to find a way to take revenge on the peop ...

Mağlup Edilemeyenler (1976)

Murat is a successful journalist. One day a girl named Aysel is kidnapped and raped by three men. Murat is misinformed about the case, so he distorts the whole story which deeply saddens Aysel's family. Murat decides to look into this case again and finds ...

Gel Barışalım (1976)

Ümran is a young and beautiful girl who belongs to a wealthy family. Living a luxurious life, Ümran enters into a romantic relationship with Metin, a young swimmer she meets at the pool who is infatuated with her. The two lovers decide to get married soo ...

Adalı Kız (1976)

Tosun Pasha (1976)

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arran ...

Selam Dostum (1976)

Let It Be (1976)

Ferit who works as a reporter on a newspaper, makes fake news about the olive oil king Hulusi. One day he writes that he adds machine oils to his oils, another day he writes that his daughter Alev hangs up with men and prints her photos. Actually the marri ...

Batsin Bu Dünya (1975)

Babacan (1975)

Şahin is a successful police officer. Three years ago, he caused Ebru, a ballerina, to be injured during an operation. Since then, he has sworn off carrying a gun. He spends his free time helping Ebru regain her health. Shahin, who lives separately from h ...

Dancing Boy (1975)

A romantic drama about an androgynous boy named Caniko, who is abducted by a gang and forced to dress like a woman and be a köçek. ...

Baldız (1975)

The tragicomic story of a man marrying the wrong girl. ...

Pisi Pisi (1975)

A young and beautiful girl who happens to meet a photographer marries him despite her family's opposition. However, the girl has a tumor in her brain and only has a short time left to live. ...