Atakan Göktepe

Van Lake Monster looks at today's human condition with a critical and ironic eye. The film argues for the coexistence of differences, through the openness that life offers to all living things.

A married woman finds herself being blackmailed by her forbidden lover's ex-girlfriend. This cat-and-mouse game plunges the woman into fear and anxiety.

Melis, a PhD students meets with a 70's erotic movie star to write a thesis on her career and the period. As Melis keeps interviewing her, she realizes this former star Alev Hanzade has a blurry past and dark secrets.

An examination of the impact of shopping mall movie theaters on the city's historic, established, independent movie theaters, while also taking its audience on a journey through a city's viewing culture.