Full Moon
Dolunay
1988
Synopsis
Trapped in a troubled marriage and unable to paint, Biriçim retreats into isolation. When her husband’s old friend Ömer arrives from America, his resemblance to her late painter uncle draws her to him, igniting a secret affair that will transform all three of their lives.
Editorial
With a painterly eye for surfaces and shadows, writer-director Şahin Kaygun turns domestic interiors into landscapes of emotional estrangement. Steeped in the peculiar melancholy of 1980s Turkish cinema, this intimate drama traces the uneasy pull of memory, desire, and unfulfilled longing.
