Tomris Çetinel

In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.

The Doll is a psychological thriller and horror film that focuses on the feelings of belonging to a city, in which three characters of different generations from Izmir meet by chance in an abandoned mansion.

Aşkın, who had been working in the film industry for a long time, was unable to fulfill his dreams and returned to his hometown after his father's death. He found himself right in the middle of the life he had rejected years ago. Everything seemed frozen in time. Is the departure of a father the cause of destruction? Why does a generation whose dreams have vanished seek a place for themselves in a world they wish to change? The games played to maintain the status quo continue to repeat themselves. How can Aşkın cope with his old-new life? Can a woman's love help a man caught in mental conflict find his way out and turn back time? Why do we feel ashamed of the truth, because we hide it? Can love build a new life within the ever-narrowing circle, between his family, his friend Ali, and Oya, who has made it her mission to change him?