Zeki Demirkubuz (born 25 July 1964) is one of Turkey’s prominent film directors. His retrospectives have been shown at the Viennnale, Boston Museum of Art, Toronto Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, University of Michigan, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Brussels Cinematheque, and New Horizons Film Festival, Cluj Film Festival among others. Fate (2001) and Confession (2001) were screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2002. Following The Waiting Room (2003), in which he also played the lead role, he directed Destiny (2006), which tells the prequel story of Innocence; he subsequently directed the films Envy (2009), Inside (2012), Nausea (2015), and Ember (2016).
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 1, 1964 (62)
- Isparta, Turkey
- Director, writer, actor, producer, editor and cinematographer
- 13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Zeki Demirkubuz's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 10
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 10
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Ahmet in The Waiting Room (2003)
- Shadowas Ahmet in The Waiting Room (2003)
- Heroas Ahmet in Nausea (2015)
- Shadowas Ahmet in Nausea (2015)
Moods and endings
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Zeki Demirkubuz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, none of Zeki Demirkubuz's 13 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Zeki Demirkubuz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Ember(2016)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Nausea(2015)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Inside(2012)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Envy(2009)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Asi Ruh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
At the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Destiny(2006)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Waiting Room(2003)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Distant(2002)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Confession(2001)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Fate(2001)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Clouds of May(1999)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Third Page(1999)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Innocence(1997)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Sedef Kabaş ile Portreler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Ayrı Dünyalar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Block C(1994)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Saygılar Bizden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Queer World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Deniz Kızı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Yoksul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1986 to 2023.
By role
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Zeki Demirkubuz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Zeki Demirkubuz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zeki Demirkubuz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Apo Demirkubuz shares the most, 7.
Actors
- Apo DemirkubuzShared titles: Ember (2016), Nausea (2015), Destiny (2006), Fate (2001), The Confession (2001), Innocence (1997), Block C (1994)See all 7 shared titles with Apo Demirkubuz
- Feridun KoçShared titles: Inside (2012), Fate (2001), Innocence (1997), Block C (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Feridun Koç
- Serdar OrçinShared titles: Envy (2009), The Waiting Room (2003), Fate (2001), The Third Page (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Serdar Orçin
- Çağlar ÇorumluShared titles: Ember (2016), Nausea (2015), Destiny (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Çağlar Çorumlu
Cinematographers and editors
- Ali UtkuShared titles: Fate (2001), The Third Page (1999), Innocence (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Ali Utku
- Türksoy GölebeyiShared titles: Nausea (2015), Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Türksoy Gölebeyi
- Nevzat DisiaçikShared titles: The Third Page (1999), Block C (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Nevzat Disiaçik
Producers
- Ahmet BoyaciogluShared titles: Nausea (2015), Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ahmet Boyacioglu
- Basak EmreShared titles: Nausea (2015), Inside (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Basak Emre