Belonging

Mete Gümürhan

Belgium, Netherlands  Ι 83′ Ι 2023

Zeki is a freerunner whose life is turned upside down when his father, the widower Mahir, decides to move from Rotterdam to Istanbul. While Mahir goes out to work, Zeki has to spend the summer holidays inside the posh gated community where they live. Escaping over the wall, Zeki befriends Kemal and other street kids, who are pickpockets. Trying to belong, he conceals how he lives in the gated community.

Director: Mete Gümürhan
Screenplay: Chris Westendorp
Cinematography: Stephan Polman
Cast: Alihan Şahin, Hayat Van Eck
Producer: Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart
Awards & Nominations:
Istanbul IFF 2024 
Sarajevo 2023