The Squeak
In the silence of home, something inside him begins to rot.
Erdal, who lives in a modest flat in Istanbul with his mother and sister, heads to work one morning feeling troubled by the constant squeak of his mother's wheelchair.Erdal, a security guard, spends his days engaging in immoral talks with a woman over the phone at work.
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Erdal, who lives in a modest flat in Istanbul with his mother and sister, heads to work one morning feeling troubled by the constant squeak of his mother's wheelchair. Erdal, a security guard, spends his days engaging in immoral talks with a woman over the phone at work. These conversations, while allowing Erdal to escape from his claustrophobic home life and dysfunctional family, will actually put him and his family in an even bigger predicament.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $600
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Release date
- Mar 14, 2025
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Turkish
- Country
- Turkey
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