Violence in Zeki Demirkubuz's Cinema: Innocence and Destiny

Abstract

This article focuses on how Zeki Demirkubuz approaches to the phenomenon of violence in his movies. The study aims at making the world transformed by violence comprehensible, rather than using the film narrative only as a means to discover the concept of violence. The phenomena of violence in Innocence (1997), in which Demirkubuz views violence as "a way of human nature", and Destiny (2006) are subjected to detailed film analysis The cinematographic language created by Demirkubuz in the above mentioned movies is examined through auteur analysis. The diversifying appearances of violence in Demirkubuz's movies are revealed by an analysis informed by mise-en-scene criticism. Thus, the article suggests that Demirkubuz, is one of the significant directors of Turkish cinema who make violence visible through the atmosphere he creates with his characters. It is observed that Demirkubuz's embittered and resigned characters unfold the phenomenon of violence in the movies analysed.