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Special Screenings · 46th Edition

Not What You Think

Bildiğin Gibi Değil

Director

Vuslat Saraçoğlu

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1 h 47 min

Language

Turkish

Premiere

International Premiere

Synopsis

 Two brothers and a sister; Tahsin (44), Yasin (38) and Remziye (34) have to meet in the city they were born due to the mysterious death of their father. They realize that they remember their common past differently. The tangled structure of siblinghood is experienced in all its aspects. 

Cast

Orçin, Hazal Türesan, Alican Yücesoy

Screenplay

Vuslat Saraçoğlu

Producers

 Vuslat Saraçoglu, Can Ünlü 

About the Director

 She joined the Sarajevo Talents program in 2010. Her feature directorial debut, Debt, won the Golden Tulip Best Film at the 37th Istanbul Film Festival. Her second feature, Not What You Think, continued her success, winning four major awards at the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival, including Best Screenplay and Best Editing. She is also a published author; her first book, Her Şey Geçer, came out in 2024, and she is currently working on new projects. 

Screenings

Sun 16 Nov · 12:00 – 13:47 Opera House - Hanager Theatre
Mon 17 Nov · 12:00 – 13:47 Zamalek Cinema 1
Tue 18 Nov · 18:00 – 19:47 Vox – Mall Masr (2)