A Ay (Oh, Moon!), Dir. Reha Erdem, Türkiye 1988, 98 mins, Turkish with English subtitles
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Originally released in 1988 and never shown in the UK before, A Ay (Oh, Moon!) is one of the most distinctive works of Turkish Cinema.
Eleven-year-old Yekta lives in a crumbling island mansion with her strict aunts and ailing grandfather, yearning for her absent mother. As dreams and surreal visions shape her solitude, she sets out in search of a mythical seagull with a child’s head.
A Ay loosely reimagines an historic Istanbul myth, weaving together symbolism and memory to present a portrait of a family home and the lingering haunt of its past inhabitants. Reha Erdem’s first feature is a poetic and captivating observation of Istanbul and its biggest island, Büyükada.
Carefully restored in 2025 courtesy of MUBI.
This film is presented by Sürreal Sinema.
Eleven-year-old Yekta lives in a crumbling island mansion with her strict aunts and ailing grandfather, yearning for her absent mother. As dreams and surreal visions shape her solitude, she sets out in search of a mythical seagull with a child’s head.
A Ay loosely reimagines an historic Istanbul myth, weaving together symbolism and memory to present a portrait of a family home and the lingering haunt of its past inhabitants. Reha Erdem’s first feature is a poetic and captivating observation of Istanbul and its biggest island, Büyükada.
Carefully restored in 2025 courtesy of MUBI.
This film is presented by Sürreal Sinema.
As London's go-to platform for film and moving-image works from Türkiye, Sürreal Sinema spotlights overlooked films from the region through a rare and anti-sensationalist lens.
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Sun, 03 May 2026
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03:30 pm
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