MOVIE · 1996
Somersault in a Coffin
Drama76 min
In Istanbul, a homeless young man survives by sleeping wherever he can, stealing cars, and drifting from one temporary shelter to the next. His days are a scramble for food, warmth, and a place to stay out of sight, with each theft buying him only a little more time before the streets close in again. He moves through garages, vacant spaces, and back alleys, always trying to stay ahead of the police and the people he has crossed. What unfolds is not a rise out of crime but a tighter trap, as his fragile routines break down and the city offers him fewer and fewer places to hide.
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