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Golden Tulip Competition

THE SHALLOW TALE OF A WRITER WHO DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER

• Director: Tolga Karaçelik
• USA / 2025 / DCP / Colour / 102’ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: Tolga Karaçelik
• Director of Photography: Natalie Kingston
• Editing: Evren Luş
• Music: Nathan Klein
• Cast: Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, Britt Lower, Sydney Cole Alexander, Ward Horton
• Producer: Scott Aharoni, Sinan Eczacıbaşı, Alihan Yalçındağ, Wren Arthur, Steve Buscemi, Alex Peace Power, Mustafa Kaymak, Tolga Karaçelik
• Production Co.: Cinegryphon Entertainment, Curious Gremlin, Asteros Film, Olive Productions, Theatriste, Pak Pictures, Mavi Baykuş (in association with)
• World Sales: UTA

International Premiere

2024 Tribeca (USA) Audience Award–Narrative Second Place

Keane, a struggling writer in the midst of a divorce, befriends a bizarre man named Kollmick, who claims to be Keane’s biggest fan and a retired serial killer. Kollmick tries to persuade a very drunk Keane to write about him, and incidentally becomes his marriage counsellor when he meets Keane’s wife Suzie. Of course, now he has to become Keane’s killing counsellor for his next book, too. Written and directed by Tolga Karaçelik, the dark comedy with a stellar cast had its world premiere at Spotlight Narrative Section at Tribeca Film Festival.

* In accordance with Article 7 of the Law No. 5224 amended on 18.01.2019, cinema films that have not been reviewed and classified can only be screened in festivals, special screenings and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.