The New World

A slow, heavy look at a family squeezed by bureaucracy and poverty, watching hope erode step by step.

Directed by

Caner Erzincan

Genres

Drama

Starring

Erkan Petekkaya, Şükran Ovalı, Soner Erzincan

Overview

A couple moves from the country to istanbul to get proper schooling for their son, who has Down syndrome. However, the house they move to will be demolished in a number of months, the father can't get a job and has to resort to begging. Meanwhile, the stipend for their son's disability they'd thought they'd get when moving to the city and which they were depending on to live and pay for his school, is suddenly in doubt.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, class, survival, parenthood

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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