Inspired by real events, this political story - in which İlker Çatak reimagines Berlin as Ankara, and Hamburg as Istanbul - emphasizes that the fragility of democracy in today’s world is not limited to specific countries. Aziz and Derya, a couple of theater artists who lost their jobs due to their politically charged posts, are not the idealistic couple one might expect to see in a political film. Throughout this ordeal, the privileges they come to realize only after losing everything drag them into a significant dilemma. “Drive a taxi, live with dignity” - sure, but for how long? Ultimately, the political tension between the social and the personal strikes at the nerve center of the family institution more than anything else.

Berlin 2026
Golden Bear, Guild Film Prize