SCREENDAILY
"Excellent satirical thriller."
"As thought provoking as it is entertaining."
"Well positioned for crowd-pleasing arthouse breakout success."

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"Imagine Knives Out meets François Truffaut’s Day for Night, but set in a present-day 
Germany rife with tensions about immigration and Islam"
"shrewdly structured genre flick”
"cleverly plotted whodunit”

INDIEWIRE
“Provocative and suspenseful sophomore feature.”
“Nimble and precise with turns of plot.”

LOUD AND CLEAR
"Smart, simmering thriller.”
"Great handle on tone, creating a sense of unease and mystery.”

LA ESTATUILLA
"A tense and realistic representation of non-representation."
“Highly effective use of the thriller genre."

EYE FOR FILMS
“Tense, paranoid thriller.”
"Explosive."

CLOSE UP
“Intelligent reflection on the difficult art of religious tolerance."
"A good genre film, based on an excellent original screenplay and a well-calibrated suspense."

DIE ZEIT
"Fascinating thriller... Knocks you off your seat."
"[Büyükatalay] has now firmly secured a place among the most important young filmmakers."

CREATIVE CINEMATIC COLLECTION
“So far, the best film of the festival.”
“Eerie slow-burn that will get under your skin.”

CINENCUENTRO
"Absurd, comical, almost touching slapstick."

THE MOVEABLE FESTIVAL
“Killer second feature.”

Synopsis

When a film set takes a dark turn, the crew is thrown into turmoil. Caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern Elif is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.