TIFF Interview: Orcun Behram on Political Allegory and ‘The Antenna’

June 30, 2026 iHorror

Turkish writer/director Orcun Behram has tackled his first feature film with The Antenna, a creeping political allegory with a good dose of horror.

The Antenna takes place in a dystopian Turkey where the Government installs new networks throughout the country to monitor information. In one crumbling apartment complex, the installation goes wrong and Mehmet (Ihsan Önal), the building intendant, will have to confront the evil entity behind the inexplicable transmissions that threaten the residents.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Behram about his film, political...