When her grandfather Dursun refuses medical treatment, Leyla, a bass guitarist, leaves the city for his village in Anatolia, determined to bring him back with her. Dursun has no intention of going. What begins as a practical visit slowly settles into a stretch of shared time. Moving between city and countryside, rehearsals and shared meals, The Name of the Song observes two generations as their different rhythms of life gradually come to inhabit the same frame, shaped by everyday routines, stubborn disagreements, music and small acts of care.

The Name of the Song (2026)

October 25, 2026 84 min

ComedyDramaFamilyMusic

Director: Oğuz Anbarlı  ·  Writer: Oğuz Anbarlı

When her grandfather Dursun refuses medical treatment, Leyla, a bass guitarist, leaves the city for his village in Anatolia, determined to bring him back with her. Dursun has no intention of going. What begins as a practical visit slowly settles into a stretch of shared time. Moving between city and countryside, rehearsals and shared meals, The Name of the Song observes two generations as their different rhythms of life gradually come to inhabit the same frame, shaped by everyday routines, stubborn disagreements, music and small acts of care.

Director

Oğuz Anbarlı

Cast

Nihat Mürşitpınar Dursun "Grandpa" Begüm Alınca Leyla Alp Sunaoğlu Yaşar Enis Yıldız Nihat Mahir Akgünduğdu Can "Guitar" Zafer Gürcan Zafer Onur Ertem Ertem "Drum" Akif Demir Berker "Guitar" Onur Tanyeri Hakan "Vocal" Ozan Can Satıoğlu Tea Person Zuhal Lale Neurologist Faden Akarsu Mri Nurse