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Built in a Night

2026Documentary45mTurkish

İzmir's gecekondu neighborhoods sit at the film's center. Homes built through migration, roofs raised overnight, and resistance against demolition are recalled. Hand-drawn symbols and wall slogans bring oral history to life. Archival footage, present-day filming, and drawings intertwine. The film reconstructs gecekondu's memory as a form of right to housing and resistance, tracing a forgotten era.

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İzmir's gecekondu neighborhoods sit at the film's center. Homes built through migration, roofs raised overnight, and resistance against demolition are recalled. Hand-drawn symbols and wall slogans bring oral history to life. Archival footage, present-day filming, and drawings intertwine. The film reconstructs gecekondu's memory as a form of right to housing and resistance, tracing a forgotten era.

7.6Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
7.7
Acting
7.9
Visuals
7.4
Emotion
7.2
Comedy
7.3
Pacing
7.8
Sound
7.1
Directing
8.2
Rewatch
7.6