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The Night Shift

2025 · 20 min

A quietly tense and absurd night shift where surveillance turns everyday work into a slow, uneasy comedy.

Directed by
Salih Ortaçay
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Ekremcan Arslandağ, Müfit Kayacan, Tuğçe Semiz
Overview
Emrah, who works as a receptionist in the night shift of a boutique hotel, is constantly monitored by his boss Adem through security cameras and this surveillance becomes increasingly irritating.

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Directed by
Salih Ortaçay
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Ekremcan Arslandağ, Müfit Kayacan, Tuğçe Semiz
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • isolation
  • work
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Salih Ortaçay
Written by
Salih Ortaçay
Starring
Ekremcan Arslandağ, Müfit Kayacan, Tuğçe Semiz, Muhammet Kulu, Recep Alparslan Ceylan, Melanie Ceyda Lebas, Marius Castillo, Foday Mansaray
Music
Mustafa Emrah Bingöl
Cinematography
Eyüp Boz
Runtime
20 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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