18

18 is a film about Turkeys unique position between West and East and her relationship to her eight very distinct and diverse neighbors 18 is filmed close up on border towns of Turkey with Greece Bulgaria Georgia Armenia NakhchivanAzerbaijan Iran Iraq Syria and the Kurds who are scattered amongst the many without a homeland exploring what connects and separates the people on both sides The film showcases through intimate portraits personal accounts and cinematographic tropes Turkeys eight borderlands revealing the political and cultural dynamics of life on those frontiers The contemplation of all eight neighboring countries reveals the complexity and importance of Turkeys geopolitical position between West and East Europe and Asia the European Union and the Middle East