Shadow of Violence

A tense, claustrophobic standoff that weighs guilt and revenge in near-darkness, demanding patience and leaving a bleak aftertaste.

Directed by

İbrahim Karatay

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mustafa Uzunyılmaz, Metin Coşkun

Overview

Crime and Punishment set in Turkey. Bilal worked as a torturer for the military regime in the 1980s that murdered Selman's sons. Selman now has a gun on Bilal in a cave. Both men are trapped by their primitive instincts. The interplay of light and dark dissolves the boundary between perpetrator and victim.

How it feels

Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Guilt, revenge, violence, morality

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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

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