Mert, a 30-year-old male, is employed at an abandoned-looking amusement park, grappling with an internal duality, while sensing a lurking identity bent on undermining him. Throughout the film, Mert interacts with various people and creatures, struggling to understand what's going wrong with his mental health. Despite his persistent pursuit of answers, Mert confronts a daunting struggle to delve into the depths of his psyche, hindered by a hesitancy to fully confront the mysteries within.
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Haydar Şahin
Mert
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Şencan Aslan
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Barış Yılmaz Gündüz
Clown
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Aydın Erek
Rice Cart Chef
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Salih Uysal
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Alev Karaçam
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Arda Conker
Kid
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Davut Alptekin
Amusement Park Workers
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Çağatay Çak
Amusement Park Workers
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Cem Demirer Director · Sebastián Lojo Cinematographer Gamze Sankaya Production designer
First release May 20, 2024 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Noksan
Production
HAR Films
Production
Türkiye
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Languages
Original title
Noksan
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
France · May 20, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
April 15, 2025 · Premiere · The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 19, 2025 · Premiere · The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival
South Korea
April 25, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Short Film Festival
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