Underplayed Gems

Toz (2005)

Toz poster
Directed by
Halit Fatih Kızılgök
Genre
fiction film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
14 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short film presents a sequence of small scenes showing the troubled relationship between a couple. It examines patterns of mistreatment, attempts at control, and moments of resignation.

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What happens

Toz (means "dust" in Turkish) is a Turkish short film. It gained a number of awards at various film festivals in the category of short films. The film is a series of microepisodes that portray elements of an imperfect relationship of a couple: abuse, control, incomprehension, acceptance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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