Drawers (Çekmeceler)

Inspired by a true story, Çekmeceler (Drawers) was made in 2015 as a Turkish drama. It deals with the sexuality of a woman marked by childhood traumas, set against society's ideas of masculinity and honor. The English title has a second meaning, women's underwear, and the film uses that double sense as the sharpest, harshest expression of the pressure of honor.

Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay share the direction, and the screenplay is by Caner Alper. Ece Dizdar, Nilüfer Açıkalın and Tilbe Saran appear alongside Taner Birsel, Ece Yüksel, Tuğrul Tülek, Kubilay Tunçer, Burak Altay, Cengiz Coşkun and Hakan Çimenser. The music is by Hasan Özsüt, Demir Demirkan and Işıl Özsüt.

The film was made with no outside support, in fully independent conditions. It was first shown in February 2015 at the !f İstanbul Independent Film Festival, then released through Pinema on March 6, 2015, just before International Women's Day, in 105 cinemas in 27 cities with an 18 age rating. Its first screening outside Turkey was at the 20th Turkey-Germany Film Festival, where it won Best Film and Ece Dizdar, Nilüfer Açıkalın and Tilbe Saran shared the Best Actress awards. Many people expect it to hold an important place in Turkish film history for its bold script, production quality and deep performances.