A Turkish Case

Bir Türk Meselesi / Une Affaire Turque

DCP / Color / 92’
French, Turkish; with Turkish and English Subtitles
France, 2026

Director: Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy
Screenplay: Ludovic du Clary, Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy
Cinematography: Romain Le Bonniec
Editing: Julia Maby
Cast: Lionel Erdoğan, Charles Berling, Lubna Azabal
Producer: Charles Philippe, Lucile Ric
Production: Les Films du Clan
World Sales: Paname Distribution

Synopsis

Having immigrated to France with his family when he was just three years old, Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy achieved a significant milestone with his debut feature film, following four short films that explored cultural identities. Released in 240 theaters across France, A Turkish Case is a political thriller where the director examines the profound meaning of having a different background and being an immigrant. Mustafa Duman has distanced himself from Turkish immigrant community, and even from his family. He practices law at a prestigious firm, and prefers to use the name Mathieu instead of Mustafa Duman. His meticulously orchestrated life is upended when his sister asks him to defend Abdullah, a young Turkish man who was the victim of a racist assault by a prominent European Parliament member. Believing he can strategically exploit the high-profile civil rights case to lock down his advancement under his mentor, Claude, Mathieu accepts. However, his personal ambition pulls him directly into a dark matrix of European political corruption, financial cover-ups, and systemic violence. As he becomes deeply entangled in a high-stakes arms firm controversy intersecting with a parliamentary vote, Mathieu is forced to navigate a hazardous spiral of lies and betrayal. Ultimately, he must fight not only to uncover the truth for a community he sought to leave behind, but to survive the ruthless, invisible machinery of institutional power.

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