Watchtower

Pelin Esmer : 2012
Gözetleme Kulesi

A man and a woman seeking refuge from the world. Nihat at a remote forest fire tower, Seher in her basement room at a rural bus station. Both hiding away from others and fighting their battle of conscience alone. Through a series of events their lives collide and are brought together. Nihat is a man with a guilt complex. He lost his wife and daughter in a car crash. Young Seher carries a scandal in her belly, a baby she doesn't want. They have both withdrawn into a hiding place, him in the tower, her in a cellar, but fate decides that their paths will cross. Cautious overtures follow. Far from the inhabited world, in misty forests, they turn out to be able to help each other as no one else can. The film is about two people and the situation they have to learn to deal with. A profound character study that takes a critical point of view towards conservatism and the patriarchal system. Pelin Esmer's second feature premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2012. Her film's European premiere screened in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013.