Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Those Who Whistle After Dark
November 8, 2026
Winner of Best Actress (Istanbul Film Festival), nominated for a Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival) and Golden Tulip for Best Film (Istanbul Film Festival), Those Who Whistle After Dark is about an existential crisis.
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Sunday, November 8, 2026
Mr Melih, the retiring manager of the Natural History Museum, clumsily tries to adapt to civilian life. After a supernatural encounter, his innocent middle age depression spirals into a major existential crisis. He seeks solace from his family, but they are busy with their own crises. His wife Suzan, an ambitious nurse that is stuck in a life she's disappointed with, has fallen victim to a scam she cannot tell to anyone. In the meantime, their video-game addict daughter Toprak, a young unemployed aspiring writer, plots a doomed escape to the U.S. to run away from the increasingly bleak future in Turkey. With Melih searching for the meaning of his life, Suzan secretly trying to find a way out, and Toprak going nowhere fast; soon they are all haunted by the ghosts of the past - literally.
- Director: Pınar Yorgancıoğlu
- Principal Cast: Müfit Kayacan, İnci Sefa Cingöz, Hülya Gülşen Irmak
- Country: Turkey
- Year: 2025
- Running Time: 107 min.
- Language: Turkish, with English subtitles
- Has Subtitles: Yes