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8.4
/10
924 Ratings

IN THE BLIND SPOT

Im toten Winkel

Directed by Ayşe Polat
Germany, Turkey, 2023
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
  • 118118 minutes

Synopsis

In a remote city in north-east Turkey, the stories of a German film team and a Turkish secret service agent whose little daughter seems to be haunted by a mysterious force intertwine. This is when a complex net of conspiracy and trauma enfolds.

Synopsis

In a remote city in north-east Turkey, the stories of a German film team and a Turkish secret service agent whose little daughter seems to be haunted by a mysterious force intertwine. This is when a complex net of conspiracy and trauma enfolds.

Our take

Enveloped in an atmosphere of paranoia, this pulse-pounding film deftly twists thriller into political allegory. Director Ayşe Polat accentuates the unnerving omnipresence of surveillance, revealing the unseen forces that dictate our lives and creating a ghost story of control and fear.