The Antenna
Turkey, 2019, 116 minutes, Colour, Turkish; Turkish closed captions
2020 İstanbul FF; Special Jury Prize, Best Cinematographer, Best Original Music, Best Debut Film
Director: Orçun Behram
Screenplay: Orçun Behram
Cinematography: Engin Özkaya
Editing: Burç Alataş
Music: Can Demirci
Production: Lucidlab Film Prodüksiyon, Solis Film
Cast: İhsan Önal, Gül Arıcı, Levent Ünsal, Enis Yıldız, Işıl Zeynep, Murat Sağlam, Eda Özel, Elif Çakman, Mert Toprak Yadigar
In a dystopian Turkey, the Government begins installing new broadcasting networks throughout the country, “unifying” transmissions. Mehmet, a superintendent at a crumbling apartment complex, walks to work amid the clatter of construction. He discovers that the municipality will install a new antenna at the apartment block today. But when the municipal officer falls to his death during installation, Mehmet’s reality begins to shift. The antenna and the broadcasts it transmits begin to menace the residents of the apartment complex. Mehmet must seek out the spiteful entity which has been causing the disruption.