WINNER - 2025 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL - Europa Cinema Label (Best European Film)
CENTREPIECE SELECTION - 2025 GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL
Award-winning writer/director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's sharp, nail-biting new thriller follows the unfolding drama on a German film shoot after a burnt Quran is discovered on set, throwing the crew into turmoil.
Trying to save the production, but caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern and second assistant director Elif (Devrim Lingnau, The Empress) - desperate to make it in the movie business - is drawn into a dangerous game of deception and escalating paranoia, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy as the hunt for the culprit intensifies.
Rich in suspense, cleverly plotted and building to an unexpected climax, Büyükatalay’s provocative behind-the-scenes whodunit deftly handles the most inflammatory of hot button topics, offering a piercing reflection on the power of images to shape perceptions, the moral price of artistic integrity and the dynamics of representation.