The Longest Night

What happens when two family men wind themselves sleeping in the same bed on a very hot summer night? Hüseyin, a family man, finds himself unexpectedly sharing the same bed with his brother-in-law Fırat, who happens to be a guest in their apartment for the night. Sometimes desire awakens in the most unexpected of circumstances and places. Derya's sisters visit Hüseyin and Derya's house for the engagement ceremony. Hüseyin and Fırat, Veda's husband and Derya's middle sister, spend time together in the kitchen, enjoying raki, while the women practice the engagement ceremony amongst themselves. Due to limited space in the house, Hüseyin and Fırat, being brothers-in-law, have to share the same room for sleeping. However, what was meant to be a private space turns into a nightmare for Hüseyin. The discomfort of sharing a bed gradually awakens Hüseyin's desires throughout the night. Hüseyin becomes troubled by these unexpected feelings. This "unusual" situation becomes the "longest night" of Hüseyin's life.

Can Merdan Doğan

Born in 1987 in Ankara, he studied Dramatic Writing at Ankara University and completed his master’s degree in Sinema-TV at Kadir Has University. He directed his first short film Stiletto in 2021, which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and won the Best Film Award at the Ankara Film Festival National Short Film Competition and the Best International Short Film Award at the Dublin Film Festival. The film was screened on platforms such as CANAL+ in France and MUBI in Turkey.