Lifelong

(2013)

★ 5.6 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2013

Runtime: 102 мин

Country: Netherlands, Turkey

Director: Aslı Özge

Cast: Defne Halman, Hakan Çimenser, Gizem Akman, Onur Dikmen, Haktan Pak, Süreyya Güzel, Zeynep Dinsel, Cüneyt Cebenoyan, Ali Ertan Güney, Gülin İyigün

Plot

Nisantasi is a classy Istanbul residential district. Its inhabitants may be rich and beautiful but they are not necessarily happy. This is the case for 52-year-old architect Can and his wife Ela, an artist who is already past her creative prime. Their daughter Nil has left home to study in Ankara. Left to their own devices, the couple realise that their passion for each other is not what it once was. Nonetheless they both feel secure in the safe harbour of a marriage which places no demands for critical questions or complex explanations. One day, Ela happens to overhear her husband talking on the phone. (Berlinale.de)