Shadow of Violence (also known as Siddetin Gölgesi) is a short nearly seven minute Turkish thriller that was directed by Can Sagir and written by Erdeniz Tunç (the director and writers of Ancient Voice). A few months back I was contacted by Tunç to check out his script for this short, it was interesting to see the changes made from the initial script to the finished product.
Cenk (Ahmet Atakul) and his best friend are waiting to be picked up one night. Wanting to get some cigarettes Cenk heads off to a nearby shop, but returning he sees two masked men running off and his friend laying on the ground covered in blood. Finding out the attackers location from pinging the stolen phone, Cenk heads there to get revenge, though what he discovers leads to some further violence later on.
I thought this was well directed with some good editing and camera angles. In particular I liked the shot of Cenk inside the shop, filmed from the outside by a shaky camera that gave the impression of a voyeur. Being so short this shoots along at a rapid pace, covering a lot of ground. I liked the wraparound segment that had Cenk in present day at a facility where he is being questioned by a doctor offering a new form of help for the now troubled man.
The subtitles were easy to read, making for a story that was mostly easy to follow. It did require the viewer to piece together the motivations for the protagonist as that information was provided in a non-linear way that could have perhaps had more explanation for the wild actions that occur as a result.
Shadow of Violence was a well made short thriller that could have perhaps done with a little more room to breathe and tell its story. This was still entertaining to watch, not a bad film at all.
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