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I Am Not Him
I Am Not Him
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I AM NOT HIM

Ben O Değilim

Directed by Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
Turkey, Greece, 2013
Drama

Synopsis

Nihat, an introverted employee in a hospital cafeteria, is confused by Ayşe, a mysterious woman who just started working there as a dishwasher. When Nihat discovers a picture of the woman’s husband and realizes that he looks astoundingly like him, their relationship becomes even more toxic.

Synopsis

Nihat, an introverted employee in a hospital cafeteria, is confused by Ayşe, a mysterious woman who just started working there as a dishwasher. When Nihat discovers a picture of the woman’s husband and realizes that he looks astoundingly like him, their relationship becomes even more toxic.

Our take

In this quirky doppelgänger mystery, Tayfun Pirselimoğlu turns a pulpy crime story into an existential meditation elevated by an otherworldly atmosphere. Examining the seductive lure of stealing someone else’s identity, the Turkish auteur is here at the peak of his craft.