Clair Obscur

A psychiatrist from Istanbul named Şehnaz moves to a small coastal town for her mandatory service. While her own marriage appears perfect to others, she feels emotionally stifled. She begins treating Elmas, a young woman who was forced into an arranged marriage and is now suffering a breakdown. Elmas is suspected of causing the deaths of her husband and mother-in-law through carbon monoxide poisoning, though she has no memory of the event. As Şehnaz works to help her patient, the connection between the two women begins to change their perspectives on their own lives.

This drama was written and directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu, who also served as a producer. In the director's filmography, it follows Araf/Somewhere in Between and precedes On the Dry Rock and Artakalan. The film stars Funda Eryiğit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Okan Yalabık, Serkan Keskin, and Sema Poyraz. A joint production involving companies from Turkey, France, Poland, and Germany, the movie has a runtime of 100 minutes. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 6.4/10 based on 3,200 votes on IMDb and a lower score of 5.6/10 from 45 votes on TMDB.