Hakki

A slow, suffocating descent into obsession, watching a man's quiet life erode as greed hollows out his family and home.

Directed by

Hikmet Kerem Özcan

Genres

Drama

Starring

Bülent Emin Yarar, Hülya Gülşen Irmak, Özgür Emre Yıldırım

Overview

Middle-aged HAKKI lives in a historical Aegean village with his family. He provides for them by selling statuettes in front of the nearby ancient city as well as guiding local tours. The region harbors business opportunities as touristic interest booms; however, HAKKI fails to catch the trend. One day, he finds a historical artifact in his garden by chance and sells it for a car's price, later he finds out the actual value of the artifact is a hundred times higher. With great ambition, he starts digging tunnels in his garden, hoping to find more valuables, yet he gets nothing. He is now obsessed, sacrifices much of his life and takes on a dark journey for both him and his family.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, greed, family, class

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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