Ferit Karahan’s new film, “Djinn Wedding” (“Cinlerin Düğünü”), will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the TIFF Platform competition. The film, starring Demit Özdemir, Kaan Yildirim, İlhan Şen, Sarp Bozkurt, Heli̇n Kandemi̇r and Evliya Aykan, explores family secrets and trauma across three time periods.
The magic realism story centers on a family wedding and delves into themes of loss, guilt, and mourning. Karahan, whose previous film “Brother’s Keeper” won the Fipresci Award at the Berlin Film Festival, describes the film as an exploration of acknowledging one’s own darkness. He poses the question: “Can a person who refuses to acknowledge their own darkness ever truly change their fate?” Karahan believes the danger lies not in having dark impulses, but in denying their existence, referencing Jung’s concept of the “shadow.”
Karahan explains that in Anatolian culture, djinn are considered invisible beings sharing the world with humans, often linked to nighttime, abandoned places, weddings, and death. He grew up immersed in these stories, finding they offered a way to understand and cope with the harsh realities of the Middle East. “I don’t use them to soften reality or escape from it,” Karahan stated. “On the contrary, I use them to make that reality tellable and bearable.” He views djinn, dreams, and legends not as alternatives to reality, but as another layer of it.
The film is a production of Ferit Karahan Film, Royal Pictures, Maya Films and Arya Yapim, with international sales being handled by Luxbox. Karahan also spoke about the present-day atmosphere in Turkey, describing it as one of fear and uncertainty, a sentiment he believes is spreading throughout the region and the world, influenced by conflicts like the war between Iran and the U.S.
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