Strange, Abandoned, Deranged(2024)

movie - first aired/released 2024-10-26 - 71 min

Documentary, Mystery

Directed by Ceylan Özgün Özçelik

Turkey's first “eco” hotel, Naturland Eco Park and Resort, opened in 1991 and operated until 2014. A hybrid of documentary, black satirical comedy and circus-style performance, the film builds on fictional voice-overs that depict the experiences of hotel guests and staff and the gradual decay of the once-pompous and now dilapidated abandoned complex, which was closed due to overwhelming debts and left virtually untouched.