ARAF

ARAF / SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN (ARAF), 2012
Turkey, Germany, France | DCP, Color, 124' | Turkish
Cast:Neslihan Atagül, Özcan Deniz, Barış Hacıhan, Nihal Yalçın, Ilgaz Kocatürk

Zehra and Olgun are two young people working on shifts at a huge, 24/7 gas station situated on a highway. Lost in a vicious cycle, they keep on working, as if with the expectation that their lives will suddenly change one day. During the times they aren’t working, both Zehra and Olgun lose themselves in daydreams about their futures as they watch television shows depicting far away places, magical love affairs, shiny futures or striking it rich. The two go on about their lives stuck in a limbo between the cycle of work and the lives of their dreams. But this monotony will be turned upside down one cold winter day when Zehra falls in love with Mahur, who comes to the station on his truck.