The film is set on the shoot of a drama about the racist attacks in Germany in the 1990s. The plot thickens when a Quran is burnt on set, and all evidence of the incident vanishes, making us wonder who could have stolen it. Is it the director, Yigit, who claims to be political but only seems to care about his career? The producer, Lilith, who wants her movie to be a hit at any cost? The extra, Mustafa, a refugee with aspirations to direct films himself? The young assistant director, Elif, gets caught up in the plot. She has to find a way to save her own skin while preventing a major scandal from sabotaging the whole movie.
"Hysteria is when everyone is right. This can be seen time and time again in current issues such as the Gaza war. I am very sensitive to the issue of the burning of the Koran. When it came to the Mohammed caricatures in Denmark, I actively took part in the demonstrations against them. For me, it wasn't about insulting the prophet; it was about the colonialist view from the outside that considers something to be wrong or right. The movie is also about this aspect, using the example of the burning of the Koran." (Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, in 1987. Studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. In 2019, his film Oray screened in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section of the Berlinale where it received the GWFF Best First Feature Award. He has written and produced international and award-winning films within the context of his filmfaust production company, co-founded with Claus Herzog-Reichel.