The Little Apocalypse (Küçük Kıyamet)

The Turkish psychological thriller and horror film Küçük Kıyamet ("The Little Apocalypse") came out on December 22, 2006. Directed by Durul and Yağmur Taylan, known as the Taylan brothers, and written by Doğu Yücel, it is a Limon Film production running 95 minutes. It brings to the screen the unease spread by the long-discussed prospect of a great Istanbul earthquake and the disaster scenarios around it, a trauma of "waiting for catastrophe". The directors say it is no conventional disaster movie: their aim is to show human helplessness before nature.

At the center is Bilge, who lost her mother in an earthquake. When the paranoia of the expected big quake will not let go, she decides she can no longer live in the city and moves with her family, nieces and nephews included, to a small southern town. But strange events find them there too, forcing them to face the fears they were running from. Başak Köklükaya takes the lead, and the cast includes Cansel Elçin, Binnur Kaya, Özgür Çevik and İlker Aksum.

The film stirred debate on release. One critic wrote that, whatever one makes of it, it deserves to be talked about, and that the Taylan brothers are trying something new for Turkish cinema step by step.