Yalnızlık (2025 film)

Yalnızlık (Turkish for "Loneliness") is a 2025 Turkish short drama film written and directed by Fırat Gümüştekin. The film stars Banu Karagöz and contains no spoken dialogue.

Plot

A woman spends an ordinary day alone at home. As she goes through her daily routine, familiar actions begin to bring back memories, regrets and moments from her past.

Cast

• Banu Karagöz

Production

Yalnızlık was written and directed by Fırat Gümüştekin. The film has a running time of approximately two minutes. Its story is presented without spoken dialogue, relying on images, silence and the character's daily routine.

Reception

Pelin Çılgın of the Turkish cinema publication Fil'm Hafızası wrote that the film uses silence and everyday domestic actions to portray the character's growing sense of distress and isolation. Cemali Aydınoğlu of Yeni Alanya noted that the film uses silence and visual storytelling to portray the protagonist's isolation.

External links

• Yalnızlık at MUBI