In the Blind Spot

In the Blind Spot (2023)

Im toten Winkel

A film crew from Germany, filming in a remote village in northeastern Turkey, interviews an elderly Kurdish woman. She performs an ancient ritual to keep alive the memory of the son she lost years ago. The young woman, who helps the German crew with the Kurdish translation, is also the caretaker of seven-year-old Melek. Melek's father is a member of a shadowy organization whose true purpose is unclear. The result of all these people coming together will be devastating.

Date of release
2023-02-19
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Director
Ayşe Polat

Casting

Interesting facts

In the Blind Spot is a 2023 German mystery thriller film directed and written by Ayşe Polat. Starring Katja Bürkle, Ahmet Varlı, Çağla Yurga and Aybi Era, the film is about Melek, a 7–year–old Turkish girl and her father Zafer, who are drawn into a complex net of conspiracy, paranoia and generational trauma. It is selected in Encounter at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2023.

Production

The film was shot from 24 April 2021 to 24 June 2021 in Turkey and Hamburg.

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