Natlab | Film, Theater, Café, Restaurant

Yellow Letters

Ilker Çatak
RELEASE Thu 8 Oct

Yellow Letters is an inventive and timely drama by director Ilker Çatak (DAas Lehrerzimmer). Although the film is set in Turkey, Berlin (as Ankara) and Hamburg (as Istanbul) serve as the backdrop for powerlessness, corruption, and state coercion.

The marriage of celebrated actress Derya (Özgü Namal) and director and teacher Aziz (Tansu Biçer) is under strain after they lose their jobs due to arbitrary government action. They move to Istanbul to live with Aziz’s parents. They and their 13-year-old daughter must rebuild their lives. Derya receives an attractive offer, and Aziz finds a job. But is there still room for their principles and freedom of speech?

Yellow Letters
Direction
Ilker Çatak
Cast
Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas
Duration
127 min
RELEASE
Thu 8 Oct
Year
2026
Country
Germany
Language
Turkish
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Drugs- and alcoholabuse
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

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