Synopsis : Four twenty-somethings in contemporary Istanbul: Zeynep is a student who feels distressed from following daily news. Her housemate Ayşe tries to flee abroad because she cannot see a future for herself in Turkey. Mehmet is a married engineer who is never satisfied with his above-average life, while unemployed Ali feels stuck living with his parents. Coincidences bring them together in a playful manner. Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster explores the anxieties faced by the new generation with its humorous and intertwined ways.
Festival History : International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
Director :
Umut Subaşı
Producer :
Cemre Erül
Screenplay :
Umut Subaşı
DOP :
Mert Özercan
Editor :
Umut Subaşı
Cast :
Melis Sevinç, Melisa Bostancioğlu, İbrahim Arici, Mert Can Sevimli
Umut Subası was born in Ankara in 1990. He studied Film Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir. His award-winning short films include I Don’t Believe In You But Then There Is Gravity (Best Short Film at Istanbul Film Festival and at the Siyad Turkish Film Critics Association Awards.) Umut’s debut feature Almost Entirely A Slight Disaster had its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2023