EMEK CINEMA
AT İSTİKLAL AVENUE AND YEŞİLÇAM STREET.
BUILT IN 1957 ON THE SITE OF THE OLD MELEK CINEMA
WITH KÜÇÜK EMEK CINEMA (SÜMER, RÜYA) BY EMEK CINEMA LLC.
99% OWNED BY PENSION FUND, 1% BY KEMAL ERBAŞ.
OPENED ON APRIL 19, 1958.
[nostalgic music playing]
[exhales]
[phone vibrating]
[Nesrin over phone] I did it, Mrs. Yıldız! I won't stand your insults!
Yes! I took an EKG! We ran blood tests!
Can't you understand what I'm saying? No one could have predicted…
@BREAKINGNEWS
YOU CAN'T YELL AT PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DIPLOMA
THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE NOT GODS
HEALTH SYSTEM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE! LOOK AT THAT SO-CALLED INTELLECTUAL!
ISTANBUL ENCYCLOPEDIA
[Zehra] I was only trying to cheer up Harun, really, that's all.
I was filming him, not you.
-So then? -What happened was,
when everything got really loud, Harun went running off towards both of you,
and I didn't question what was happening over there I was just filming, that's all.
-But why did you send the video to Harun? -Why would I? I didn't send it to him.
My phone was completely dead. I was using his phone to video everything.
Then when I felt like I couldn't breathe for a minute…
You sealed it in history, a single moment.
No past, no future.
That one minute edited out of time. An extrajudicial execution.
What do you think happens now then?
What happens now then?
I have no idea.
Each of us will go through what we're gonna go through.
[sighs]
But is it actually possible that you were negligent?
[chief physician] Nesrin Caner. Mm.
ECG.
-And blood work? -Yes, ma'am, I did all that.
The patient had undergone a dissection.
Due to a narrowing of 70% at the bifurcation,
myocardial ischemia occurred as a result of the blockage.
-From there, myocardial infarction ensued. -It's a shame.
Did you notice any symptoms when he came into the hospital?
No.
None at all.
He said he was actually quite well.
He felt that the whole thing was his family forcing him.
You didn't do a CT angiogram?
No, because symptoms weren't present. I didn't feel it was necessary to do one.
I see.
Obviously, in some cases, there are a lot of unforeseeable things that can occur.
We'll include this in the report.
However, these days, as you know, perception can trump medical knowledge.
The world is just such a mess. I've been getting calls about this.
So, now?
So, stay on the prosecutor's good side.
And pray they don't dig too deep into this fiasco.
[Harun] They told us that night that we should be prepared for anything
and to say goodbye just in case.
This morning, he's improving. We don't know how.
[Harun cries]
Thank God.
-After he comes out of the ICU… -Uh-huh.
-Just keep your chin up. -[sobbing] I am.
-Because it'll be okay. -You're right.
Harun…
You're in a very tough place.
Mm. I know you are.
But tell me why you posted the video.
I don't get it.
I didn't post the video.
What do you mean, Harun?
All of Türkiye saw it. Everybody's seen my video.
I sent it to the family chat. One of my cousins put it up online.
He didn't know it'd cause this much of a reaction, you know?
But where's the lie?
It's one small clip, edited out of context.
Nobody saw the whole video.
What is this? You're making me wonder about you a little.
You're ruining her life, you know?
My-- my father was dying. It was her fault, Zehra.
You're asking me to cry over her reputation? I won't.
You know Nesrin's already dead, don't you?
She's cancelled.
Others have been destroyed like this and now it's happening to her.
Random people who don't know the whole story
are watching this 20-second video clip,
and they're cancelling her.
Are we, um, gonna have this conversation now?
I care about your father, I really do.
I hate this, and you need to know that I am praying.
You need to know I'm sorry.
And if I'm able to do something else, just let me know. You tell me, I'm there.
I'm sorry this is just something you've gotta do for her.
[Harun] Withdraw the complaint, you mean?
I'm not going to.
I'm not.
I'm not, babe, alright?
[dramatic music playing]
[exhaling]
[inhaling]
[exhaling]
[Pelin]" Do you know why you are here?" he asked.
"Because you need to ground yourself."
Turns out the alignment of planets, and their locations
are completely messed up for me, just everywhere.
But that's why I'm so volatile and all over the place, how I am.
And… then he said "You don't do things you wanna do, it's a shame."
"And it's because of your experiences from childhood."
"You were always trying to make your mother happy, not you."
"You've associated your own self-worth with her happiness."
"They're tied together."
"And you've never accepted your father as a father."
"You have to make peace with them first."
"Then you need to keep your masculine and feminine energies in balance."
"It's going to be really uncomfortable at first,
but you just need to let other people be heartbroken, if that happens."
"What is it that you want?"
"Nobody can say anything that will hurt you."
I suppose that it was the first time I thought about my mom and dad
and about our whole thing, our relationship, I mean.
Codependency.
Then I realized everyone around me was suffering the same problem actually.
That I wasn't alone, even a little bit.
[exhales]
Maybe we're all just children of a codependent country or something.
[exhales]
[Selin] Oh, Zehra,
you're like some kind of Russian nesting doll,
you're always revealing new layers.
-It's hard for me to keep up, you know? -Let's take one thing at a time.
So, do you know how Harun's dad is doing now?
He's in the ICU but he's getting better.
Okay. No one died at least.
But then Harun's okay?
No, he's having a hard time.
This morning we had an argument.
Hey look, don't worry. He'll be okay when his dad recovers.
How is your aunt?
Terrible.
She's getting targeted online.
Left, right, they're all against her. It feels like the entire country.
They all just want her to disappear.
Wait, that doctor they're all talking about is your aunt?
Ah.
Wow, I've just never known anyone who's experienced something like that.
Interesting. Look at that.
Anyway. She wasn't cancelled, she just became famous, why not say that?
Positive vibes only, guys, right?
Okay, let's change the subject.
So, how are you doing, Zehra?
I don't know.
[dramatic music playing]
The Prosecutor will be out to see you shortly.
There's the waiting room, you can have a seat, miss.
You didn't come home yesterday. I was worried.
Actually, I did want to talk to you about that,
I'm not gonna live there, Fatima.
Why is that?
Nesrin invited me back home.
Hmm.
Why the face?
I was wondering why you don't look at me at school.
Or speak to me when we see each other.
Guess it's just easier to be with those people than to be with us.
It's not gonna last.
Do you believe that those kinds of people will accept you as you are? Hm?
That those people are gonna love you?
That's never gonna happen. You won't fit in.
And the more you try to, the more they're gonna reject you.
Eventually you'll reject yourself.
You have no idea what'll happen.
You have no idea what I'll become because I have no idea what I'll become.
How can you know?
-Are you Allah, Fatıma?? -Of course not.
Zehra, "Garments all begin to seem alike, and hearts follow and they become alike."
And some garments you pay a price to wear.
And you're avoiding paying the price, Zehra.
It'll be fine though, because with your fluid way of going around,
your breezy, fairy way,
I know that soon you're gonna confirm my judgment.
I never realized the price was my moral philosophy. [laughs]
I was assuming you were trying to help me.
I'm not charging a price. I'm only an intermediary, Zehra.
I suppose you're a prophet now.
I'll be seeing you when there's nowhere else to go.
Allah be with you.
[clock ticking]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Serdar?
Sit, please.
Uh… Serdar, what are you doing?
Please, sit down. I have a busy day.
I've got a lot of cases I have to get through.
-Are you serious? -If you would.
-Serdar, what's the meaning of this? -If you please.
Why are you so surprised to see me?
We're not together anymore, so there's no ethical conflict, right?
It's fine.
Good.
So, you requested a meeting. We're waiting for the Medical Association report.
And meanwhile I'll clarify a couple of things while you're here.
Of course.
You performed an operation early n the morning.
That's right.
However, afterwards it appears your communication system was shut off.6
Then your system comes online again.
Just for this patient, one Osman Akçakaya.
[Nesrin] Yes.
So what happened?
There was something more urgent.
Now, look. I need you to answer
clearly, in a straightforward, concise manner.
What was so urgent?
Well, because of the debt Emel owes to her bank--
[Serdar] Emel?
Due to the massive debt my sister holds, the, uh, bank decided
they had to foreclose on the house where my mother lives.
So I took a break to manage my affairs, alright?
Does the law allow behavior like this for you?
I had an operation in the morning. It took a long time.
But I spoke to people, colleagues, and they covered me, as you do.
I made sure every single one was taken care of.
I got the remaining patients covered.
It's actually quite common among health care practitioners.
Hmm.
[pen clicks]
-And when did you check in? -1:40.
And what kinds of tests did you run?
Blood tests, and an EKG, and a physical.
You believe you did everything you were supposed to,
or is there something you might've missed?
Of course I did. No, I didn't miss something.
I spoke to a doctor friend this morning. He's a professor, and he said he'd do
a CT scan and that any careful doctor would.
[chuckles softly]
What do you think?
There was nothing in the way the patient presented that would lead me to do so.
Anyway, on that particular day, it wasn't even possible to do one.
I explained to the physician in cha--
Whether it was possible or not is a whole other matter.
However, you didn't inform the patient.
There were also things that the patient wanted to have done that you failed to do.
-Like what? -Well, like…
It says here that his wife, Yıldız,
asked you at least once to give him sedatives,
and you refused.
You don't just hand out tranquilizers to anyone because their wife asks you to.
Protocol's very clear on that.
You'd know what's best, of course, as the professional.
However, that type of request
would indicate something serious, would it not?
Which might then require you to examine this patient more closely.
All of his blood work was spotless. All his tests, his EKG.
I'm not an oracle, I'm a doctor.
So…
Unfortunately, jobs that deal with life and death
come with a lot of responsibility.
But then I'm sure you agree with that.
Do you plan to go abroad soon?
France, for instance?
I'm just thinking about whether you might present a flight risk.
[tram chimes]
[peaceful music playing]
[soft choral music playing]
Why are you here?
To wish a speedy recovery to him.
Welcome. Well, you wished it.
-Do you want me to go? -Do you have something to tell me, Zehra?
-Mm? -I do.
You know, it's hard to put into words, but I'll try to anyway.
Harun, you still haven't done what I begged you to do.
And that's not right.
How do you have any idea what's supposed to be right?
Because I love you.
I do, and I have since the first minute.
My heart called out to you when you came close. It knew you.
That's why I'm so positive this isn't you, Harun.
[stuttering] Yeah but what if-- What if my dad had died, Zehra?
Well, I mean, it's impossible to be sure,
but I'd still be here with you.
I'd still hug you.
[crying] I don't know, Zehra. I mean, I was so…
-I was petrified. -Okay.
[Zehra] Okay.
Okay.
You'll be okay.
Okay. Okay, It's all right.
[Harun sobbing]
[in French] I didn't know he was such a psychopath.
The speed he found out and took over the case is incredible.
The whole of Türkiye already knows.
I'm not surprised, but…
What will you do?
I don't know.
I just want to lay low for a while.
I don't want to come to classes either.
Why?
I feel like everybody knows, talks, and stares at me.
Don't think about the classes.
It's almost time for the exam.
Please don't quit. We'll study together.
-What are you doing? -Where?
-No. Louis. -[Nesrin voice over the phone]
-What is the name? -What are you doing? Louis.
-Wait a moment. -Louis.
-Don't be ridiculous. -Looks like an old porn site. [laughs]
-Ridiculous! -Please stop!
-Okay, okay, stopping. -Stop!
-[in English] Please, stop it! -[Louis] Please stop?
[in French] What? The woman I love became famous, shouldn't I enjoy it?
-What? -Yes. You're famous.
Surprised?
Or… that I enjoyed it?
Or because you're the woman I love?
I don't know.
-I don't know. -I don't know.
It's hard for you to go to France now.
That's why I'm bringing France to you.
[Nesrin chuckles]
[laughing]
No matter where you go,
the city you leave behind will always follow.
Always.
Why did you come here then?
I'll give you the long answer later.
The short answer is, to find you.
You.
[gentle music playing]
[Zehra in English] I prayed so much.
I accidentally prayed in the church I went into today, even.
I suppose it was heard, but you know,
given the atmosphere of the whole place, it was different.
But it's over now, right?
Well, not quite, no.
Oh, but why?
Harun's father'll be just fine, right? Isn't that what you said?
And they said that they're gonna withdraw the complaint.
The board has to investigate, there's a criminal case.
The complaint will be withdrawn, though.
The-- The video's deleted, it's all gonna be forgotten any day now.
That's how it is in this country of ours, I suppose.
Well, I don't worry so much about the board's investigation,
though I don't know with the criminal case.
Why?
[Nesrin sighs]
Because existence is a fiction, that's why, my dear.
By the way…
I'm afraid to ask, but what's new with Diego?
He still isn't back.
I'm sure he'll turn up really soon. I pray that he will, so he's going to.
[Nesrin chuckles]
I'm sure that it'll work. I know that he's gonna come home soon.
[man] Call an ambulance! Please help!
Is there a doctor? Help, please!
-Someone call an ambulance! -Okay, calling.
[man] He's choking on his tongue! Help!
[choral music playing]
Hold on! I'm a doctor!
I'm a doctor! Move! Move away, please!
[inaudible]
EMEK CINEMA REMEMBER!
[Zehra] The letter E. "Emek Cinema."
"In Beyoğlu, on Istiklal Street,
where Istiklal Street intersects with Yeşilçam Street."
Built in 1957, on the site of the old Melek Cinema,
along with Little Emek Cinema,
formerly known as Sümer Cinema and Rüya Cinema,
and owned by Emek Cinema Limited Liability Company."
"Ninety-nine percent of this company belongs to the Pension Fund,
and one percent belongs to businessman Kemal Erbaş."
"Emek Cinema began operations on April19th, 1958."
Emek, Melek, Sümer, and Rüya. Like four sisters.
Emek is the oldest sister. Sister Emek.
Yes, I'm sure this place was someone's big sister,
where they introduced their first loves,
where they could sleep safely for a few cents
when they had nowhere else to go in the night,
which has a direct connection to the street,
where they could hide that they were broke and lonely,
where they could rest,
where they could sit like a seed in the dark.
But the city can be vicious and cruel, sister.
And sometimes, people want to eat you whole.
Even if you're not tired, even if you're not poor and wretched anymore.
You may have woven a cocoon in the hopes it would protect you.
You may even have a reputable profession and skills.
But you can still be swallowed whole, Sister Emek.
Why am I saying this to you?
You know it. You know it well.
[choral music continues]
Hello, Mom?
What's wrong?
What are you saying?
Oh, okay, fine. But where are you?
It's fine. It's fine, it's fine.
It's my grandma.
I have to leave for Amasya.