Somersault in a Coffin
Produced in 1996
Film Information
Synopsis
Tabut (coffin) is a small place, confining a person only to his own dimensions. Istanbul, as the most cosmopolitan city in Turkey, encircles many diverse lifestyles, very rich and very poor, and is especially famous with its striking contrasts. In this harsh atmosphere, people are surprisingly built with skills to balance everything concerning their lives, as well as with skills to refuse the "right thing" and totally let go of themselves. Tabut (coffin) is the true story of a man (Mahsun) who lives to emphasise the strange togetherness of possibilities and impossibilities. In this togetherness, he experiences friendship, trust, a one-way love affair and torture. He attempts to survive in his open-air Coffin on the streets.
Full Description
Tabut (coffin) is a small place, confining a person only to his own dimensions. Istanbul, as the most cosmopolitan city in Turkey, encircles many diverse lifestyles, very rich and very poor, and is especially famous for its striking contrasts. In this harsh atmosphere, people are surprisingly built with skills to balance everything concerning their lives, as well as with skills to refuse the "right thing" and totally let go of themselves. Tabut (coffin) is the true story of a man (Mahsun) who lives to emphasise the strange togetherness of possibilities and impossibilities. In this togetherness, he experiences friendship, trust, a one-way love affair and torture. He attempts to survive in his open-air Coffin on the streets.
Somersault in a Coffin
1996