return to hometown

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' explore the complex emotional and historical dimensions of returning to and reconnecting with one's homeland.

Works such as 'Our Little Sister' and 'Like Father, Like Son' deeply examine family reunions and homecoming through intimate, introspective narratives.

His films including 'Winter Sleep' and 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' meditate on characters' spiritual and physical returns to their origins and rural roots.