I Am the Sea
Cast
Gürberk Polat 
Serkan Keskin Sitare Akbas Celil Nalçakan Asli Sancar Seda Akman
Credits
Written by: 
Umut Evirgen
Plot
Deniz (Sea), is a 20 year old boy who makes a living by gathering discarded cardboards for his father's recycling business. He returns to the warehouse empty handed every time unlike the Syrian refugees and gets scolded by his father.
Sinekatalog’s take
A young man collecting cardboard for his father's recycling business is scolded for coming back empty-handed. A modest drama about class and the shadow of Syrian refugees. Limited in execution but earnest.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 4.4 / 10 (553 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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