Edge of Night

Edge of Night

Turkish officer Sinan is ordered to deliver his own brother Kenan to a military court. On the long drive through the night, old wounds and political divides break open between them. When a coup shakes the country that same night, Sinan must decide what weighs more: loyalty to the state or his own conscience.

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Editing: Rainer Nigrelli

Winner: Best Editing, 31st Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2024
Winner: Best Editing, 58th SİYAD Awards 2026

Other awards: Yılmaz Güney Award and Best Actor (Adana 2024), Best Cinematography (Ankara 2024), Best Music (İzmir 2025), Best Actor (SİYAD 2026)

Festivals: Venice 2024 (Orizzonti Extra, world premiere), Toronto 2024 (Centrepiece), Filmfest Hamburg 2024, SEMINCI Valladolid 2024, Film Festival Cologne 2024, Thessaloniki 2024, Ankara 2024, Adana 2024, ICAPFF Istanbul 2024, Singapore 2024, Shanghai 2025, Film Festival Turkey/Germany Nuremberg 2025, Turkish Film Days Munich 2025, İzmir 2025

German theatrical release: 27 March 2025 (as “Schatten der Nacht”)

„…really impressive work, often made with real visual panache and muscular command of tension and tone.“ – Cineuropa

„A confident debut from Cologne-born director Türker Süer marks the director out as a talent to watch.“ – Screen Daily

„…enough to keep the thriller going at an engaging clip.“ – Moveable Fest

“Türker Süer transfers this inner struggle from his screenplay to the big screen with skill and formal rigour.” – spielfilm.de

Cast: Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Berk Hakman

Director & writer: Türker Süer

Originaltitel: Gecenin Kıyısı

Cinematography: Matteo Cocco

Production: MFP (Viola Fügen, Michael Weber) and Liman Film (Nadir Öperli, İrem Akbal), in co-production with WDR/ARTE