Mold

Mold, 2012

Turkey, HDCAM, Color, 93’, Turkish

Director: Ali Aydın

Cast: Ercan Kesal, Tansu Biçer, Muhammet Uzuner

Ali Aydın’s first feature, Mold had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it won the Lion of the Future Award. The film follows railroad watchman Basri who doesn’t give up searching for his son who has been missing for years. Seyfi, Basri’s son and only purpose in life, was taken into custody 18 years ago when he was a university student, and no one has heard of him since. For Basri, who cannot get any information from the authorities, his son is neither dead nor alive; he neither exists nor doesn’t. Six years after his son went missing Basri loses his wife. The only hope for this father, who slowly isolates himself from society, are the petitions he keeps writing for his son, whom he wants to believe will return.