Aydede(2018)

Aydede is a Turkish drama following young Bekir, who loses his grandfather İlyas and is told a tender lie: that his beloved grandfather has traveled to the moon and become Grandpa Moon. Raised by his mother Rabia in their family haberdashery store after his father's early death, Bekir navigates childhood grief through this gentle mythology. The film explores how families protect children from loss while grappling with their own sorrow. As Bekir grows, the boundary between the comforting story and harsh reality blurs, revealing deeper truths about love, memory, and what we inherit from those we've lost. A poignant meditation on how we carry our dead with us, Aydede captures the bittersweet magic of childhood imagination meeting the weight of real loss.