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A WHITE NIGHT
Beyaz Bir Gece
Synopsis
İlhan, an introverted clerk, finds solace in talking to the city’s buildings. One night, as he engages in his peculiar ritual, Semiha, an elderly and ailing woman, notices him. Their chance encounter sets the stage for a magical night.
Synopsis
İlhan, an introverted clerk, finds solace in talking to the city’s buildings. One night, as he engages in his peculiar ritual, Semiha, an elderly and ailing woman, notices him. Their chance encounter sets the stage for a magical night.
Our take
Özgürcan Uzunyaşa’s short is a nocturnal meditation on alienation and fleeting connections, crafting a hypnotic interplay between the intangible and the everyday. Boundaries of time, memory, and reality dissolve into a dreamlike dialogue with Istanbul and its forgotten whispers.