Athlete
2025, Turkish. Directed by Semih Gülen & Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun.
Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success at all costs, she decides to use an unconventional doping technique at the world championships: She will get pregnant, boost her hormones, and then have an abortion. But when her attempts don’t go as well as she’s anticipated, she has to take unexpected detours.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 19 April 2025
- Original title
- Atlet
- Country
- Turkey, Germany, Romania
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Athlete runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Athlete isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 April 2025. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Athlete?
Athlete (2025) was directed by Semih Gülen and Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun and stars Sevda Baş, Tarhan Karagöz, Esra Kızıldoğan.