Passed by Censor

The 32-year-old Zakir leads a monotonous life: his work is not very varied, he lives with his mother and his fiancée was chosen for him. In a letter to the prisoner Recep he finds the picture of a woman named Selma who is in a relationship with Recep. Zakir gathers all information about the woman and imagines a life with her. His daydreams start to turn into a dangerous obsession. At the Ankara International Film Festival, PASSED BY CENSOR won four awards, including Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Keywords

  • Award Winning
  • Creatives: Debut Films
  • Kinoherz
  • Location: Istanbul
  • Screen: Turkey
  • desire
  • Mental Health
  • relationship
  • work

Actors

  • Berkay Ateş
  • Saadet Işıl Aksoy
  • Füsun Demirel
  • Erdem Şenocak
  • Müfit Kayacan

Director

  • Serhat Karaaslan

Drama


1h 31min


16

TR

DE

Germany
France
Turkey
2019
Zakir censors the mail of the inmates of an Istanbul prison. In a letter he discovers the image of a woman. Finding her becomes his obsession.

Zakir censors the mail of the inmates of an Istanbul prison. In a letter he discovers the image of a woman. Finding her becomes his obsession.


The 32-year-old Zakir leads a monotonous life: his work is not very varied, he lives with his mother and his fiancée was chosen for him. In a letter to the prisoner Recep he finds the picture of a woman named Selma who is in a relationship with Recep. Zakir gathers all information about the woman and imagines a life with her. His daydreams start to turn into a dangerous obsession.


At the Ankara International Film Festival, PASSED BY CENSOR won four awards, including Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Cast & Crew