Taner Birsel
7 titles
Filmography
7 results

The Confession
(2001)Harun, a rich and successful engineer, finds out that his wife, Nilgun, is having an affair. At first, he is reluctant to confront her and hides what he knows. Time passes with a painfully slow pace; the uncertainty is unbearable. Finally, he decides to make Nilgun confess. The night turns out to be long. As the couple, who have been married for seven years, proceed into the darkness of human-ness, it becomes impossible for them to recognize each other. Pleading mixes with violence; tears with screams.

Cars of the Revolution
(2008)At a time when Turkey is in crisis, President Cemal Gürses orders the construction of a domestic production car. A success story that shows what perseverance and people who believe in each other can achieve.
Drawers
(2015)A hospitalised woman faces the ghosts of her past and learns secrets about herself and her family.

Ember
(2016)When her husband Cemal is arrested in Romania, Emine is left alone with their child who needs immediate surgery. She takes a job as a needle worker at a garment workshop where she comes across Ziya, her husband´s former boss. He can´t stay indifferent when he learns what the woman he once fancied is going through. When Cemal returns months later, he finds Emine working at the garment workshop and their son healthy. A hospital bill he accidentally sees reveals that Ziya has paid for the surgery and Emine hid this fact. Will Cemal, who already blames Ziya for what he went through and is extremely jealous of Emine, be able to confront this situation or choose to ignore it?

Hey There!
(2021)
Blue Cave
(2024)Cem, an officer in the navy, embarks on an expedition to the love of his life, Alara’s most beloved archeological site, the Blue Cave, to feel close to her. Engulfed in memories of their love, their struggles, their passion, and their pain, Cem’s journey to the Blue Cave will be illuminating.

The Butterfly's Dream
(2013)Two young poets suffering from tuberculosis try to survive the famine-stricken times of World War II. When they both fall in love with the same girl, they compete for her affections with their poetry.