TUZDAN KAİDE

TUZDAN KAİDE (THE PILLAR OF SALT), 2018
Turkey | DCP, Color, 70’ | Turkish
Director: Burak Çevik
Cast: Zinnure Türe, Dila Yumurtacı, Esme Madra

A cursed woman in her thirties who lives in a cave-like room and seems to be frozen in time searches for her twin sister who has vanished years ago. She searches in sinister corners of the city where she will chat with a repairwoman in an old TV repair shop, an oarswoman who says she is haunted by demons, and another woman who takes care of an abandoned botanical garden. During this journey, in which time and space are out of joint but which has a peculiar reality all its own, the same dream is recounted over and over again. Filmed in an experimental and avant-garde style, this debut feature by Burak Çevik had its world premiere at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival’s Forum section.