Debt (Borç)

Vuslat Saraçoğlu wrote, directed and produced Borç ("Debt"), a Turkish drama from 2018 that is the director's first feature. It was first shown on 16 April 2018 at the 37th International Istanbul Film Festival, where it won the Golden Tulip for Best Film in the National Competition. Distributed by Başka Sinema, it opened in Turkey on 30 November 2018 and runs 95 minutes.

Tufan, an ordinary man who works at a small print shop, lives in Eskişehir with his wife Mukaddes and their daughter. One night his elderly neighbour, Auntie Huriye, suddenly falls ill and he gets her to hospital. When it turns out she should not be left alone for a while, Tufan talks his wife round and they take Huriye in. But his wages from the print shop arrive late, and as the visit drags on the family is pushed into a corner. The film asks plain but deep questions: why do people do good, do they expect something back, and what happens if the hope is not met? Serdar Orçin plays Tufan, Rüçhan Çalışkur plays Huriye and İpek Türktan Kaynak plays Mukaddes.

The cast also includes Beyti Engin, Feridun Koç and Ozan Çelik. Meryem Yavuz was the cinematographer, Naim Kanat the editor.