An unseen narrator recounts coldly the murder committed by himself and his fiancée. The victim was none other than his fiancée’s mother, who was stubbornly unapproving of the couple’s relationship. The account is intertwined with images of an oblique urban landscape that radiates profound melancholy. Subsequently, the ambiance gets warmer and endearing, as we witness the first spark of love between the two killers-to-be. Drawing inspiration from his grandmother’s murder by his aunt and her lover, the director contemplates, without being judgmental, on the unstated and incomprehensible forces that forge human motives and behavior.
Belonging
Aidiyet
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Burak Çevik
- Script: Burak Çevik
- Cinematography: Barış Aygen
- Editing: Ali Aga, Burak Çevik
- Sound: Ahmet Gürbüz
- Music: Mine Pakel
- Actors: Çağlar Yalçınkaya, Eylül Su Sapan
- Production: Kuyu Film, Fol Film
- Producers: Selman Nacar, Burak Çevik
- Co-production: Acéphale
- Co-producers: Kerem Ayan, Mustafa Uzuner
- Art Direction: Dilşad Aladağ
- Executive producer: Feride Çiçekoğlu
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Turkey, Canada, France
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 72΄
- Contact: Fol Film Turkey
Burak Çevik
Burak Çevik is a graduate of the Bilgi University’s Film Faculty, in Istanbul. His two first feature films The Pillar of Salt and Belonging both premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Currently, he is teaching at Istanbul Bilgi University and working as a producer on Selman Nacar’s debut film Lacuna.
Filmography
2010 Beklerken (short)
2018 Tuzdan kaide | The Pillar of Salt
2019 Aidiyet | Belonging
2018 Tuzdan kaide | The Pillar of Salt
2019 Aidiyet | Belonging