Turkish filmmaker Reis Çelik is bringing 'Night of Blindness' to the Shanghai International Film Festival. According to Variety, the Turkish-German co-production centers on Fatma, a left-wing activist forced into hiding during Turkey's 1980 military coup. Competing for the festival's Golden Goblet award, the film offers a visceral examination of political repression and survival.

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