Locarno International Film Festival 2024
Best Feature Boccalino d’Oro Award of the Independent Film Critics, Locarno International Film Festival 2024
Akın has been in and out of the hospital, stuck in the system for years. He no longer leaves his family house except for occasional visits to religious monuments in Istanbul. Trying to find refuge in God, he gradually falls into a state of ecstasy. The divine structures trigger something in him, and as he loses touch with his true self, his mind shifts into another reality.
Gürcan Keltek studied film at Dokuz Eylül University before directing several shorts. His medium-length film Colony (2015) was screened at FIDMarseille. His first feature film, Meteorlar (2017), won more than 20 awards and was screened at many international film festivals, including Rotterdam, BAFICI, Viennale, Bordeaux, Fajr, and Hong Kong.
Heretic