Ember

Maternal instinct and masculine rivalries collide in this psychological melodrama about a single mother struggling in contemporary Istanbul.

"Unable to pay back debts her no-good husband Cemal (Caner Cindoruk) accumulated before walking out, seamstress Emine (Aslihan Gürbüz) now faces the impossible task of paying for her son's urgently required heart surgery. A financial and emotional saviour arrives in the form of Ziya (Taner Birsel), a wealthy former business partner of her husband. So begins an engrossing tale of fidelity, love and desire in which Cemal's inevitable reappearance triggers slow-burn suspense. Ember is further distinguished by excellent performances and sharp observations of the clash between old and new values in modern-day Turkey – particularly those relating to the rights and status of women." (Sydney Film Festival)

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