Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey, until an incident at their play’s premiere. Suddenly targeted by the state and struggling to balance their ideals with life’s necessities, their marriage is pushed to a breaking point.

Director: İlker Çatak
Screenplay: İlker Çatak & Ayda Meryem Çatak, Enis Köstepen
DoP: Judith Kaufmann
Producer: Ingo Fliess
Editor: Gesa Jäger
Production Design: Zazie Knepper
Costume Design: Christian Röhrs
Score: Marvin Miller

Starring Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin, Aydın Işık

Produced by if... Produtions in co-production with Haut & Court/Paris, Liman Film/Istanbul
In Cooperation with ZDF / arte
Funded by MOIN, MBB, FFF Bayern, BKM, FFA, Minitraité, DFFF
Distributor (Germany): Alamode Film / World sales: Be for Films

World premiere at 76th Berlinale - Competition

In German cinemas starting March 3rd, 2026







Stills © Ella Knorz, if... Productions, Alamode Film