In The Blind Spot
A feature film by Ayse Polat

A German crew is filming a documentary in north-eastern Turkey, more precisely in a remote Kurdish village, where they witness an elderly woman performing a recurring ritual to keep the memory of her missing son alive. The German team’s Kurdish translator is also the nanny of Melek, a seven-year-old Turkish girl. Her father, Zafer, works for a sinister organisation, and is caught between loyalty and fear for his family’s well-being when his daughter seems to be pursued by a mysterious force. Three different perspectives that, when intersected, develop a destructive power. “In the Blind Spot” reveals a complex web of conspiracy, paranoia, and generational trauma. The film develops its own formal language to express the unspeakable, playing with familiar references from horror films and political thrillers.

Sunday March 23 at 9.30pm!
The Frida Cinema -> Link for ticket

Year: 2023
Runtime: 117min
Country: Germany / Bakur

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2kqn1APqtU

Join us for this powerful and deeply moving feature film at LAKFF 2025