TIFF ‘22 Coverage: ‘My Policeman’
'My Policeman' simultaneously delighted and disappointed audiences at TIFF, but everyone can agree that the performances and truth of the story will convince audiences that this film is worth the watch.
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Aylin, a second-year psychology student at university, tries to help people by providing therapy services to troubled individuals online at night, reinforcing what she has learned in class. One such evening, she is contacted by a man named Cavit Demir. He is in a state of deep despair because he believes he is responsible for the death of his 7-year-old son, who had cancer. While trying to help Cavit, Aylin, due to her inexperience, inadvertently plants the idea of suicide in his mind. While trying to dissuade him, the internet connection cuts off, and she assumes Cavit has committed suicide. Determined to clarify the situation, the young woman uses the information she has gathered to go to Cavit's mountain house in Sapanca. Cavit is alive, but as she spends time with the man, who has a highly troubled past, she will come to understand that he has other thoughts and that his life is in great danger.
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Aylin, a second-year psychology student at university, tries to help people by providing therapy services to troubled individuals online at night, reinforcing what she has learned in class. One such evening, she is contacted by a man named Cavit Demir. He is in a state of deep despair because he believes he is responsible for the death of his 7-year-old son, who had cancer. While trying to help Cavit, Aylin, due to her inexperience, inadvertently plants the idea of suicide in his mind. While trying to dissuade him, the internet connection cuts off, and she assumes Cavit has committed suicide. Determined to clarify the situation, the young woman uses the information she has gathered to go to Cavit's mountain house in Sapanca. Cavit is alive, but as she spends time with the man, who has a highly troubled past, she will come to understand that he has other thoughts and that his life is in great danger.
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Genre:Thriller
Written By:Mert Dikmen
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