Rotten

Running time: 17'20”

Production: TR 2015

In this country you are obliged to prove your sexual orientation in order to avoid military service. If one is feminine enough for the decision-makers, one can be certified as having a mental disorder that makes you unfit for the military (the word “rotten” in Turkish is used to describe these people). This short documentary film, a poignant satire aimed against a conservative society, received the award for best Balkan film at DocuTiFF in Tirana (2016). The director proposes a very interesting and somewhat snide look at a society that stigmatises homosexuals.

Authors:

  • Mehmet Selçuk Bilge

    Born in Istanbul, 1983. Short film and promotional video director since 2003. After graduating in international relations from Sakarya University, Mehmet Selçuk studied radio-TV and cinema at Istanbul University, receiving his master's degree with a thesis entitled “Utopia and Dystopia in Cinema: Semiological Analysis of Children of Men.”

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