Hunting Season

Running time: 143 mins

Some hunt game. Officer Ferman hunts criminals.

Three cops search for the murderer of a teenage girl while battling tense and tragic drawbacks in this Turkish murder mystery. Veteran homicide cop Ferman engrosses himself with the last case of his career, escaping the reality of his wife's failing health. Ferman's impulsive and reckless partner, Idris, compromises their discovery of the elusive murderer with his dangerously wild temper. Rookie cop Hasan, haunted by the smell of blood and corpses, cannot come to terms with the cutthroat nature of his new line of work. The thrilling Hunting Season gives the third degree to the question - what defines a man?

- Taara Khalilnaji