DREAM

DREAM (RÜYA), 2016

Turkey | DCP, Color, 93’ | Turkish

Director:Derviş Zaim

Cast:Gizem Erdem, Ebru Helvacıoğlu, Dilşat Bozyiğit, Gizem Akman

Sine is a young architect who is unhappy with the state of present-day architecture. Upon the request of a friend, she designs a model for a different type of mosque, inspired by the myth of the Seven Sleepers. However, due to a number of setbacks, the project is never completed. Stressed by the events, Sine develops insomnia and eventually seeks treatment at a sleep disorder clinic. During treatment, she dreams that she’s inside the myth of the Seven Sleepers and witnesses what’s happening. When she wakes from the dream she finds she has changed both physically and psychologically and begins to see her problems from a different perspective. Derviş Zaim winks once more at traditional arts in this movie, which also takes its place among his series of films on nature.