Sevda
Goes to Cannes
Sevda
Category: Istanbul FF X Baska Sinema Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Ufuk Emiroglu
Produced by: Nicolas Wadimoff, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi | Akka Films, Eva Kuperman | Stenola Productions, Ersan Çongar, Asli Filiz | Bir Films
Country of production: Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey
Genre: Drama
Language: Turkish
Completed in: 2025
Sevda is a real estate developer driving Istanbul’s rapid gentrification. As she prepares to evict the keeper of an old Ottoman cemetery, her past resurfaces, forcing her to confront her story—and her city— from a new perspective.