LEYLA ONCE AGAIN (YENİDEN LEYLA), 2020
Turkey | HDD, Color, 99’ | Turkish
Director: Barış Hancıoğulları
Cast: Ahmet Melih Yilmaz, Ayfer Dönmez, Cem Zeynel Kılıç
This first feature by Barış Hancıoğulları tells the story of Umut who lives a quiet life in a shanty neighborhood with his mother Leyla. Umut is an introverted character who was born mute and works as an apprentice in an auto repair shop. Suspicious of his mother’s recent strange behavior, he begins to secretly follow her. It turns out that Leyla is seeing a man. When Umut finds out who this man is his life will turn upside down. Lead actor Ahmet Melih Yılmaz, who fills every moment of the film, won the award for “Promising Young Actor” at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.