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Confidente

by Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti, Turkey, 2025
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Turkey, 1999. Under the pseudonym of Arzu, forty-year-old Sabiha works in a erotic call centre in Ankara. Call after call comes in. Then, suddenly, a terrible earthquake hits Istanbul. A teenage customer who spoke to her shortly before the disaster rings back. He is buried under rubble and begs her to save him. Sabiha can only think of one solution. She makes a phone call without realising that it will draw her into political issues beyond her control.

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Berlinale 2025: Panorama

Women's right Communication Corruption
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Original Title
Confidente
Title
Confidente
Directed by
Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti
Country
Turkey
Year
2025
Screenplay
Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti
Film Editing
Guerric Catala
Cinematography
Eric Devin
Sound
Olivier Pelletier, Nicolas Tran Trong, Jocelyn Robert, Loïc Collignon
Production Design
Osman Özcan
Production
Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti, Muriel Merlin, Rani Massalha
Runtime
76 min.
Cast
Saadet Işıl Aksoy (Arzu / Sabiha), Nilgün Türksever (Hayal), Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (Boss), Muhammet Uzuner (Prosecutor), Osman Alkaş (M. Erden / Seza), Elit Andaç Çam (Tülay), İlber Uygar Kaboğlu (young man), Kıvanç Kılınç (Faruk)

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«A punchy and audacious huis clos about the condition of women in Turkey.» Cineuropa

«Ein packender Film, auch dank einer guten Hauptdarstellerin, deren Gesicht oft minutenlang die ganze Leinwand füllt.» Kino-Zeit

«A tightly composed thriller that balances social and political inquiry while the screen is domianted by Saadet Işıl Aksoy's performance.» Screen Anarchy

«Ein ausserordentlich kurzweiliger Film.» Uncut