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SFFILM Festival

Frenzy

Directed by Emin Alper

Turkey/France/Qatar | 115

2 May
Mon, May 2, 2016 at 9:00 pm PT

Description

Paranoia reigns supreme in Turkish director Emin Alper’s psychological thriller, which recasts modern-day Istanbul as an eerie, dystopian surveillance state where no man, woman or even canine is safe. Recruited to locate potential terrorist networks on the sly, an ex-con named Kadir is “released” and given the job of garbage man—all the better to root through the old neighborhood’s trash for bomb parts. He also reconnects with his little brother, Ahmet (Berkay Ateş), who was just a boy when his sibling was sent up the river. Eavesdropping on his neighbors and surreptitiously spying on his friends soon takes a toll on this informant, however, as he begins to suspect everyone—even the comely wife of his landlord. And when Ahmet’s off-the-books job keeping the local feral-dog population in line—one bullet at a time—is jeopardized after he takes in a wounded stray pooch, Kadir’s already slippery mental state begins to slide further downward. Madness begins to creep in. Innocuous comments may be coded references to upcoming catastrophes. And is it us, or do there suddenly seem to be a lot of cops around? A chilling take on the “if you see something, say something” mandate, Frenzy is the sort of movie that will have you looking over your shoulder for days. —David Fear

Director Emin Alper

A professor of humanities and a major voice in Turkey’s burgeoning new wave, Emin Alper first made a name for himself on the festival scene with his award-winning 2012 debut Beyond the Hills. His second film, Frenzy, took home the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last year.

Trailer

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Film Details

Language Turkish

Year 2015

Runtime 115

Country Turkey/France/Qatar

Director Emin Alper

Producer Nadir Öperli, Enis Köstepen, Cem Doruk

Writer Emin Alper

Editor Osman Bayraktaroğlu

Cinematographer Adam Jandrup

Music Cevdet Erek

Cast Mehmet Özgür, Berkay Ateş, Tülin Özen