Salvation

Kurtuluş Director Emin Alper

2 hr. 0 min. · Türkiye, France, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, 2026 · Drama · Turkish, Kurdish · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

Screenings and tickets

About the film

In a remote mountain village in Turkey, the return of an exiled clan reignites a decades-old dispute over land and harvesting rights. As old hostilities resurface, Mesut, the local leader’s brother, begins to experience visions. Convinced that they are warnings of impending danger, he publicly challenges his brother’s decisions and proclaims himself the new sheikh. Tensions between the brothers reach breaking point as opposing convictions and a thirst for revenge fracture the community. Yet salvation for one side would mean the other’s destruction. Structured like a classical tragedy, the film casts Muslim prayers in the role of the chorus. Based on true events, Salvation won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale.

Details

Running time: 2 hr. 0 min.
Country, year: Türkiye, France, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, 2026
Genre: Drama
Language: Turkish, Kurdish
Subtitles: Lithuanian, English
Age rating: Pegi 13

Credits

Director: Emin Alper
Screenplay: Emin Alper
Producers: Nadir Öperli
Cinematography: Baris Aygen, Ahmet Sesigürgil
Music: Christiaan Verbeek
Cast: Erdal Acil, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Selim Akgül, Emin Alper, Berkay Ates, Caner Cindoruk
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Festivals and awards

Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize · 2026
San Francisco International Film Festival Global Visions Award · 2026

Director

Emin Alper

Emin Alper studied economics and history at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and holds a PhD in modern Turkish history. His debut feature, Beyond the Hill, screened in the Berlinale Forum, where it won the Caligari Film Prize and received a Special Mention for Best First Feature. The film was shown at Scanorama in 2013. His second feature, Frenzy, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. Alper is the artistic director of the Istanbul Cinematheque.

Screenings

3 screenings in 1 city.

Saturday, November 7 18:30 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 12 Tickets
Tuesday, November 10 20:50 Skalvija · Hall 1 Tickets
Friday, November 13 16:40 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 11 Tickets