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The Turkish Front-Runner at Shanghai That Turns Personal Trauma Into Universal Fear
Director Reis Çelik draws on his own escape during Turkey's 1980 military coup for 'Night of Blindness,' a tense black-and-white thriller that's become an early Golden Goblet front-runner.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, The Turkish Front-Runner at Shanghai That Turns Personal Trauma Into Universal Fear, Director Reis Çelik draws on his own escape during Turkey’s 1980 military coup for ‘Night of Blindness,’ a tense black-and-white thriller that’s become an early Golden Goblet front-runner.
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- The Turkish Front-Runner at Shanghai That Turns Personal Trauma Into Universal FearThe Hollywood Reporter - 2026-06-18T01:09:11+00:00
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