THE REED

In a small Anatolian village, Hasan, who is trying to make a living with the reeds he cuts, is asked to be attached to the tribute by the village’s gang. His resistance to Yahya and his men has deepened Hasan’s poverty and his marriage to his wife Aysel has come to a breaking point. Hasan hides from the gang and tries cutting in the lake and sell the reed he can save. But he is caught by the gang men, his boat is broken and his whole harvest is burned. Aysel gives up hope that Hasan can improve the situation; she starts working in the warehouse belonging to the same gang. Hasan, with the fear of losing Aysel completely; despite the pursuit of Yahya’s men, he continues to cut the reeds. He causes the accidental death of Yahya’s closest man during an argument. Seeing this man dead, whom he suffered for years, changes Hasan’s mood completely. As the villagers, who remember the legends of the lake’s curse, throw fear away, Hasan takes action to take revenge on Yahya, who leads the gang.