BROTHERS

BROTHERS (KARDEŞLER), 2018
Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria | DCP, Color, 102’ | Turkish
Director: Ömür Atay
Cast: Yiğit Ege Yazar, Caner Şahin, Gözde Mutluer

Obeying his family’s wishes, Yusuf has helped his older brother Ramazan by setting their sister up for murder. Because he was a minor and would get a reduced sentence, Yusuf has taken the blame and was sent to prison instead of Ramazan. Although his sentence is over and he is released from prison, he is still far from being free in his new life where his family watches his every move. Unable to convince anyone around him, including his mother, that he was not the one to commit the murder, the young man’s despair and remorse, as well as his anger toward his brother keep growing day after day. Following a long career in television and numerous shorts, this first feature-length film by Ömür Atay was screened in competition at Karlovy Vary.