Im toten Winkel (2023) User Reviews

A cleverly crafted movie

[elihuesi72 · 8/10 · 7 October 2023]

To understand this movie you have to be aware of some of Turkey's policies in Kurdistan. There are still hundreds of people whose bodies have not been found, they were killed by Turkey's illegal armed groups. Yes, these people have not been found, but their ghosts still haunt this society. This was the situation Melek kept talking about and wanted to know the name of. Because these systematic massacres were never given a name. If it continues like this, it will continue to be a bleeding wound in society.

I had the chance to watch this movie at the Kurdish film festival and I think it does justice to the opening film.

Experimental mix of a documentary and a feature film

[bohdanascheinostova · 6/10 · 24 April 2023]

"In The Blind Spot" experimented with an original format of building one compact story from numerous individual plot lines with the use of documentary-like features that lend the whole picture a very realistic yet also mysterious appearance, for sometimes we can't see behind the still stationary camera for the sake of deliberately hiding some actions from viewers. What was a great move, in my opinion, was separating the story lines into chapters, although not in chronological order, as it helps the audience to keep track of all the connections that are happening on the screen. Ayse Polat, the director, cleverly ended the first chapter with a huge cliffhanger that makes the viewers wanting to know more from the story and where its going. Eventhough some questions raised in the beginning are left unanswered and the audience needs maybe a little bit more imagination and power of visualization to put the puzzle pieces together in the end, I would say it is still a film worth watching because of its extraordinary approach.

Imaginery friend

[kosmasp · 9/10 · 15 January 2024]

No pun intended - imaginary friends are something that kids have, right? What if they seem to know a lot? Because while this starts off as a documentary (or found footage movie - do not worry, if you were though, there is more to it), but goes to drama quite quickly. Then also adds some supernatural almost horror like to it all ... do you believe in Ghosts or Spirits? Are you a believer in the otherworldly I guess is what I am saying.

The movie has different sections - and while I thought at first it might be too repetitive at first ... it is not. It is more about telling a story ... but also shine a light on an issue that may very well exist ... telling it in a dramatic kind of way, may take away a bit of the heat it otherwise would have had ... shocking moments included ... and not what you may think it is ... from the first segment ... which ends with a bang (no pun intended) ...

Something special

[hamburgjoanna · 10/10 · 11 January 2024]

This film has an unusual way of story telling, it is a unique combination of documentary and drama/thriller and a hint of metaphysical/fantasy (for lack of a better word for this genre aspect of the film). The underlying theme is the Turkish-kurdish conflict and the film represents in a unique way how this conflict lingers in society, haunts it and impacts lives in different ways. At the same time the plot drew me in like a good thriller would.

I was especially captivated by the way the young child actress portrayed the character of Melek, her performance was truly impressive. She was extraordinarily present and serious in spite of her young age.