Godforsaken: Christmas Gift | Nice IFF 2018

Directed By
Giancarlo Sánchez, Urszula Antoniak

Category
Short Film

Synopsis
Karin’s Turkey summer romance with Musa has evolved into the two of them living together in the Netherlands. What began as a fairytale love story has slowly spiraled downwards into a codependent, manipulative relationship. Karin knows that Musa should leave, but she is still in love with him. Musa would not mind leaving, but he has nowhere to go.

Karin is a shining example of a police officer, perfectly able to resolve conflict peacefully in her neighborhood. But when it comes to her own slowly worsening personal situation, she is unable to cope…

Run time: 48m