Bataklık (La Ciénaga)

Director: Lucrecia Martel Screenplay: Lucrecia Martel Cast: Mercedes Morán, Graciela Borges, Martín Adjemián Argentina / 2001 / 103 minutes / Color / DCP / Spanish / With Turkish subtitles "Swamp Thing" (Bataklık), which won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin Film Festival for films that offer a new perspective on cinematic art, is a turning point in the New Argentine Cinema that emerged in the late 1990s. Lucrecia Martel, considered one of the most important directors of our time, focuses on the relationships of a wealthy family spending their summer vacation in the Argentine countryside in her first feature film, portraying a societal collapse through themes of class differences, political uncertainty, race, sexuality, and nature. With its innovative narrative, outstanding craftsmanship, intricately woven situations, and mesmerizing atmosphere, "Swamp Thing" has earned its place as one of the most original and important films in contemporary cinema. *We would like to thank Lumiton and the Argentine Consulate for their collaboration, and our main program sponsor, Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, for their support.