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 When his father must travel to a faraway forest on a risky mission, Yusuf gets anxious and slips into silence to the distress of his young mother (Tülin Özen). Days pass, and his father still hasn’t returned. Yusuf sees his mother becoming sadder every day, so he summons all his courage and goes into the forest to search for his father.

Directed by: Semih Kaplanoğlu

Genre: drama

Cast: Bora Altaş, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Tülin Özen

Kemal (Nihat Altınkaya) and Elif (Ezgi Asaroğlu) are two 20-somethings who have yet to decide what they really want from life. One evening, their paths intersect at an office party in İstanbul. The two are instantly drawn to each other after a brief chat during which Elif tells Kemal of her happy memories of childhood, which she spent in a tiny coastal town. Inspired by Elif’s account, Kemal offers to take a trip to that same town with her, so the two set out on a journey toward Turkey’s Aegean coast in a borrowed car.

Directed by: Kağan Erturan

Genre: comedy

Cast: Ezgi Asaroğlu, Nihat Altınkaya, Sivga Erez

The coming of age story of three teenagers who live with their families on an island, which delves into what people forsake to achieve their dreams.

Directed by: Şenol Sönmez

Genre: comedy

Cast: Paşhan Yılmazel, Eray Türk, Çağlar Çorumlu, Merve Sevi 

Aydın is a policeman recently appointed to a new post in İstanbul. While trying to get used to life in the big city, Aydın stumbles upon Mehtap, a young woman who works at a candy shop in Beyoğlu, and he falls for her. But there is no way that Aydın can make Mehtap realize that he even exists, just as Şevket, a young man who has dropped out of law school before starting to sell toy trains on the streets to make a living, cannot make Dilek, another girl who works at the same store, realize his feelings for her. When Dilek and Aydın meet, Aydın diverts his uncontrollable feelings toward Dilek.

Directed by: Onur Ünlü

Genre: drama

Cast: Bülent Emin Yarar, Şebnem Sönmez, Beste Bereket, Tansu Biçer 

When Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a beautiful, smart, suburban 40-year-old mother, discovers her husband is cheating, she takes her two children to New York City to start over. A demanding new job forces her to hire a nanny, and she chooses 25-year-old Aram (Justin Bartha), who is still trying to figure out what he wants in life. As Aram increasingly becomes attached to the kids, Aram and Sandy become aware of their own undeniable chemistry.

Directed by: Bart Freundlich

Genre: comedy

Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha

Distraught and half wild with fear, Sarah Carter (Shauna MacDonald) emerges alone from the Appalachian caves where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Skeptical about Sarah’s account of events and convinced that her psychosis hides darker secrets, Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O’Herlihy) forces Sarah back into the caves to help the rescuers find her friends.

Directed by: Jon Harris

Genre: horror

Cast: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Douglas Hodge, Krysten Cummings

Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcé (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta) -- have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of 6-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (Ella Bleu Travolta and Conner Rayburn), leading to one debacle after another and perhaps to a newfound understanding of what’s really important in life.

Directed by: Walt Becker

Genre: comedy

Cast: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta, Conner Rayburn, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillon

Ruhi is counting down the days to his retirement at a train station in a small Anatolian town. His greatest dream is to be able to buy a small house with his retirement grant and spend the final years of his life in peace of mind at his small house with his family. But his daughter, Esra, and his son, Önder, have bigger dreams that will pull the entire family to İstanbul. As Ruhi’s wife and his elderly mother join them in the big city, things get out of control.

Directed by: Oğulcan Kırca

Genre: drama

Cast: Levent Kırca, Başak Daşman, Korel Cezayirli, Suna Selen