SUCH THINGS DON’T HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD

DÜNYADA ÖYLE ŞEYLER OLMUYOR

Fiction; Turkey, 2024; Turkish; Color; 20 minutes; with English subtitles.

Recep, who was once ‘told' to have a good job and a good life in Ankara, has to return back to his hometown due to his mental problems. While he exhibits weird and insane behavior in the village, his father is ashamed of him and holds a secret fear as well as anger towards his son. One night, the father wakes up from a nightmare in which he sees himself being murdered by his son, but when he gets up and looks out the window, he sees in the most painful way that all his fears were dust and ashes.

Director: Ali Emre Ceylan
Producer: Onur Can Toker
Screenplay: Ali Emre Ceylan, Onur Can Toker
Cinematographer: Orçun Özkılınç
Editing: Ali Emre Ceylan, Ateş Huseynzade
Cast: Ercan Kesal, Ayşe Lebriz Berkem, Kıvanç Kürkcü