Summer in Heat

Directed by Levan Akin

The film is set during the summer of 1993 on the Turkish Black Sea coast. The story follows four teenage cousins from Europe who reunite in Turkey for a family wedding. As they spend the summer together, the heat and the relaxed atmosphere awaken new feelings and tensions. While the adults focus on family traditions and social expectations, the teenagers experience a sense of freedom. Their emotions become complicated when all four are drawn to the same charismatic young man, stirring jealousy, attraction, and confusion about identity and desire.