Wax-Scented Women (1996)
The movie is about the troubles of a group of people living in the same neighborhood. Ihsan has turned in upon himself by the death of his lover and he is waiting for the day when he will die in the mansion where he lives. Fatma sometimes goes to help Ihsan, and she can’t stand against her husband who abuses her daughter. Gulizar lives in the same neighborhood, and she has also become obsessed with her virginity. Gül is also accidentally pregnant and cheated on by her husband. She is also preoccupied with her own problems. The story of these five people struggling with their own problems will intersect around a murder case.
Director: İrfan Tözüm
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Selma Güneri as Fatma |
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Halil Ergün as İhsan/Ahmet/Metin |
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Sevtap Parman as Gül |
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Yasemin Alkaya as Gülizar |
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Hande Ataizi as Belkıs |
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Ceren Erginsoy as Natalie |
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Murat Coşkuner as Young İhsan |
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Hülya Karakaş as Füruzan |
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Ayşen Tekin as Dayak Yiyen Kadın |
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Melike Tözüm as Banka Memuresi |
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Melisa Hasmaden as Young Fatma |
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Nur Kulakoğlu as Child Fatma |
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Ali Zebil as Garson |
| Directing | İrfan Tözüm | Director |
| Sound | Can Hakgüder | Music |
| Camera | Aytekin Çakmakçı | Director of Photography |
| Art | Annie G. Pertan | Art Direction |
| Writing | Mete Özgencil | Writer |
| Production | Ardahan Uzunatagan | Production Director |
| Editing | Ayhan Ergürsel | Editor |
| Sound | Tuluyhan Uğurlu | Music |