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ONCE UPON A JUDGMENT DAY (2020, Turkey)
Feature Film, Drama, Western
Running Time: 109 min
USA PREMIERE
Director: Mehmet Tanrisever
Writer: Mehmet Tanrisever
Producer: Mehmet Tanrisever
Cast: Soydan Soydaş, Tarik Tanrisever, Süleyman Kabaali, Asuman Dabak, Yaşar Alpteki̇n, Mehmet Tanrisever, Mürşi̇t Ağa Bağ, Seda Keskol, Ümi̇t Acar
Logline: Arife makes a living by telling stories to people at weddings, and her husband entertains people with dance. Witnessing the death of her husband in a cave, she gets stuck inside with 3 bandits who listen to her stories until the sunrise.
Synopsis: Arife, who once lived in the rural areas of Anatolia, makes a living by telling stories to people at weddings. Her husband, Dancer Civan, who entertains people by dancing in the same environments, suddenly has a heart attack while walking on mountainous terrain to catch a wedding. Witnessing the death of her husband in a cave, Arife remains helpless with the arrival of three bandits in the stories she constantly tells. The bandits, who are suddenly irritated by the advent of Arife, threaten to kill Arife. However, when Arife begins to tell the stories of the three bandits with a mysterious, dramatic, and unusual speaking style, the bandits lower their weapons and listen to the stories of Arife with curiosity, until the sunrise. The pain, troubles, and secrets of the bandits have been fully revealed. Now the bandits will make a decision to either kill Arife, by burying their secrets with her, or they will repent and leave their land.
