Mert, an immature man in his thirties, lives in Istanbul but must travel to a small northeastern town for his father’s funeral. Over three days, as he avoids problems and confronts tragicomic events, he’s forced to face the growing cracks in his life and undergo a sudden, intense transformation.

A wry, deadpan critique of modern malaise, A Hero of Our Time examines a self-absorbed antihero adrift in a Black Sea village. With quiet humor and piercing insight, newcomer director Miraç Atabey captures the struggles of a generation and the absurdity of its inertia.