Siren's Call
Dec 07 2018
•2h 33m
•Comedy
Welcome to the New Istanbul. A massive concrete jungle feeding on chaos and hypocrisy; it's inhabitants at the end of their tether. Tahsin is a burnt-out architect suffocated by his existence in this very city. One night, he re-encounters an old friend, Siren; a changed woman who now lives on the remote southern coast of Turkey where she works on an organic farm. Instantly enchanted, he decides to follow her down south. He packs his suitcase, bids angry farewells at work and heads for the airport. Yet, little does he know what a tragicomic odyssey awaits him.
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Deniz Celiloğlu
Tahsin
Ezgi Çelik
Siren
Gökçen Gökçebağ
Haluk
Gizem Erdem
Alev
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