The Remaining (Geriye Kalan) (translated)
Infidelity in a marriage, seen through three people, is the subject of Geriye Kalan, the Turkish drama that was Çiğdem Vitrinel's first feature. Vitrinel directed and produced it and co-wrote the script with Şebnem Vitrinel. It came back from the competition of the 48th Golden Orange Film Festival with Best Director and, for Devin Özgür Çınar, Best Actress, and reached cinemas on 7 September 2012 at about 97 minutes.
Sevda has spent seven years keeping her marriage orderly and peaceful, and has tied her whole future to her husband Cezmi. Her world falls apart when she learns he is involved with Zühal, who works at the same hospital. Zühal, the triangle's other corner, is divorced and raising a sick son; squeezed between work and his needs, she finds excitement, passion and trust in Cezmi. While Sevda clings to her marriage and worms her way into the other woman's life, the unexpected return of Zühal's ex-husband Mustafa, who wants to reconcile, shakes the balance again.
Devin Özgür Çınar, Şebnem Hassanisoughi, Erkan Bektaş and Burak Tamdoğan share the leads, with Birsen Dürülü also in the cast. One reviewer notes it tells no new story: an upper-middle-class couple whose bond has shrunk to sex and money, and the fear of losing what one has.
| Director | Çiğdem Vitrinel |
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