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The Criminals

Serhat KARAASLAN

France , Romania , Turkey202124min Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Late at night in a village in Turkey, Emre and Nazli, who love each other deeply, try to find a hotel for the night, but there is nowhere for this young couple without a marriage certificate. They deceive the hotel staff and are finally together, but the resulting sweetness soon turns bitter. The Criminals portrays surprisingly and realistically the increasingly conservative social atmosphere of Turkey, through the embarrassed feelings of the troubled young couple.
 

 

Diretor

Serhat KARAASLAN

Serhat Karaaslan studied Pharmacy in Istanbul. After his graduation in 2006, he started to work as a Pharmacist while making short films. He got accepted into the master’s program for Directors of Film & Drama at Kadir Has University. His three short films have won around hundreds of awards and screened in major film festivals. His first feature Passed by Censor(2019) was selected at Cannes Cinéfondation Residence and won the prizes at Karlovy Vary, Singapore, Istanbul and Panorama of the European Film Festival.