Hatice Aslan

Winner, Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, Three Monkeys opens with a politician fleeing a hit-and-run accident in the dead of night. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off his chauffeur Eyup to take the rap. While Eyup stews in jail, this devil's bargain takes its toll on his brooding son Ismail and restless wife Hacer, who falls into an illicit affair with the politician.

In Istanbul, a witty but unpopular girl wants to date the hot guy at school, and a spirited tutor agrees to help — but what about her own love life?