Completed - GERMAN, ENGLISH, KURDISH, TURKISH - Drama, Thriller - 117 minutes
In a remote city in northeastern Turkey, a German film crew attempts to shoot documentary while a Turkish surveillance agent deals with seemingly mysterious forces haunting his young daughter. As their stories intertwine, a complex net of conspiracy, paranoia and trauma unfolds.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Ayse POLAT Writer(s) : Ayşe POLAT Cast : Ahmet VARLI, Çaǧla YURGA, Nihan OKUTUCU DENGIZ, Tudan ÜRPER, Katja BÜRKLE, Aybi ERA, Aziz ÇAPKURT Producer(s) : Mehmet AKTAŞ (mîtosfilm)
A German film team is shooting a documentary in northeastern Turkey. In a remote Kurdish village, they witness an elderly woman performing a recurring ritual to keep the memory of her missing son alive. The Kurdish translator of the German crew is also the nanny of Melek, a 7-year-old Turkish girl. Her father, Zafer, works for a sinister organization and is caught between loyalty to them and fear for his family's well-being when his daughter appears to be haunted by a mysterious force. As these people are drawn together by a fateful encounter, a destructive power begins to unleash itself. IN THE BLIND SPOT unravels a complex net of conspiracy, paranoia and generational trauma.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
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AG Kino 2023Berlinale - EFM 2023 (Encounter section)