In the Blind Spot

A German film crew travels to a remote village in northeastern Turkey to document a local community. While interviewing an elderly Kurdish woman who performs a ritual to remember her lost son, the team is assisted by a translator named Leyla. Leyla also cares for a seven-year-old girl named Melek, whose father, Zafer, belongs to a secretive organization with unclear motives. As these individuals intersect, the situation leads to destructive results.

Directed and written by Ayşe Polat, this mystery thriller is a joint production between Germany and Turkey by mîtosfilm and PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduktion. The movie features a cast including Katja Bürkle, Ahmet Varlı, Çağla Yurga, Aybi Era, Max Hemmersdorfer, and Nihan Okutucu. With a runtime of 118 minutes, the film was released on February 19, 2023.

The film has received a moderate response from viewers. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.5/10 based on 519 votes, while on TMDB, it has a lower score of 5.3/10 from 16 votes.