Horizons / Gelbe Briefe / Germany, France, Turkey 2026
Berlin in the role of Ankara, Hamburg as Istanbul. The winning film of this year’s Berlinale is a meticulous analysis of a struggle against power that could be set anywhere and doesn’t lose its momentum for even a second. Playwright Aziz and his wife Derya run afoul of the regime, and although they overcome the loss of their home and their jobs thanks to the help of friends and family, it is unclear whether this conflict can remain entirely without victims. The new situation tests the relationships within the family, especially as regards the couple’s teenage daughter.
Vít Kořínek
128 min / Color, DCP
Director İlker Çatak
/ Screenplay İlker Çatak, Ayda Meryem Çatak, Enis Köstepen
/ Dir. of Photography Judith Kaufmann
/ Sound Marvin Miller
/ Editor Gesa Jäger
/ Producer Ingo Fliess
/ Production if… Productions Film GmbH
/ Coproduction Haut et Court, Liman Film
/ Cast Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin
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İlker Çatak. Filmography: Once Upon a Time... Indianerland (Es war einmal Indianerland, 2017), I Was, I Am, I Will Be (Es gilt das gesprochene Wort, 2019), Stambul Garden (Räuberhände, 2020), The Teachers’ Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer, 2023), Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe, 2026).
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