JOURNEY TO DEATH

JOURNEY TO DEATH, 1995
Turkey | DVD, Color, 65’ | Turkish
Director: Sabri Kaliç
Cast: Billur Kalkavan, Yalçın Dümer, Sabri Kaliç

A road movie full of suspense about a married couple traveling by night who pick up a hitchhiker to fight off boredom, but their journey becomes a nightmare when the hitchhiker turns out to be a psychopath. İlkay is the daughter of a rich family who treats her husband Cengiz with scorn. The latter, who now heads his father-in-law’s supermarket chain, inwardly harbors a grudge against his wife. Bored with each other, the couple are entertained by the young hitchhiker but soon their entertainment turns into horror. The theorist of experimental cinema in Turkey, Sabri Kılıç has written a potent screenplay. Despite its low budget this first feature stars some famous names including Billur Kalkavan who measures up to noir actresses with her performance and poise. The film also stars Yalçın Dümer, one of the handsome actors of that time, and Sabri Kaliç who passed away in 2012.