Shadow of Violence

Synopsis

Turkey, the 1990s. Selman, a former publisher, tracks down Bilal, an ex-torturer for the military regime in the 1980s, who now feels the pangs of conscience and leads a secluded life as a beekeeper in Cappadocia. Seeking revenge for the murders of his sons, Selman abducts Bilal and holds him captive in an isolated cave, where he begins to interrogate him about the last hours of his sons’ lives.

Director Biography

Ibrahim was born in 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey. When he was 15 years old his parents have suddenly decided to establish the family in The Netherlands. After purchasing his bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, he then started the pre-master Film and Television Studies at The Utrecht University focusing mainly on film narratology and dramaturgy. During his study he also was working on film sets to gain experience. Since February 2015 he works as a Development Executive and Producer for Amsterdam based Rinkel Film. Ibo is also the co-founder of Alchemic Film. Alchemic Film's first productions, the short film Lejla (2017), shot in Bosnia Herzegovina, was selected for the Cannes Cinéfondation 2017. The next film Regained Memory (2018), also shot in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was selected for Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Shadow of Violence is his debut as a director and it is the first part of a trilogy. Shadow of Violence had its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam.