THE ANATOMY OF A MAN

THE ANATOMY OF A MAN (BİR ERKEĞİN ANATOMİSİ), 1997
Turkey | HDD, Color, 99' | Turkish
Director: Yavuz Özkan
Cast: Uğur Polat, Ayda Aksel, Deniz Uğur

Helmed by veteran director Yavuz Özkan, who passed away last year, The Anatomy of a Man was Pelin Esmer’s first set experience, where she was a part of the team making the behind the scenes videoafter she had been his student at the Z1 Film Workshop. Set in Turkey in the 1990s, the film conveys the intolerance and suppression that prevailed in the country, through the upheavals in the work and private life of Taner, an ambitious lawyer who is trying to save his marriage while also having an affair. His life soon turns upside down when one of his clients entrusts him with top-secret documents relating to the connection between the mafia and the government. Starring such talented actors as Uğur Polat, Tilbe Saran, and İştar Gökseven, the film is also where actor Taner Birsel played his first on-screen role.