Short film

The Stranger
2019 · 20 min
A quiet, uneasy chamber piece where suspicion slowly poisons a shared home and leaves you watching for cracks.
- Directed by
- Damla Kırkalı
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Onur Yalçınkaya, Selen Uçer, Cüneyt Yalaz
- Tagline
- The Stranger
- Overview
- The life of a seven-member commune living in an old theatre building changes one morning with the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger. When a vote is cast, the majority agrees to accept the Stranger into the commune. Yet, this strange man soon arouses the suspicions of certain members. The commune setup begins to unravel as a gulf opens up between its members. Meanwhile, the Stranger’s failure to fit in makes him feel increasingly isolated and he starts to become a threat to the building. The person who comes closest to understanding him ends up being the commune’s youngest member, Girl.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Isolation, identity, betrayal, family
- 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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- Directed by
- Damla Kırkalı
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Onur Yalçınkaya, Selen Uçer, Cüneyt Yalaz




