NOT BUILT TO LAST
Short, Netherlands, 2026
In Rotterdam, a city rebuilt from memory and shaped by modernity, two architects meet for a single day. Daniel, a local, is assigned to guide Emre, a visitor from Istanbul, through the landmarks of the city. What begins as a professional tour gradually reveals their differences in freedom, identity and belonging, almost as if Rotterdam and Istanbul themselves are meeting for a day.
Not Built to Last is the winner of 2025 Roze Filmdagen Short Film Script Competition.
The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026.
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Deniz Arıkan
Dennis Overeem
Buddy Film Productions
Sidar Toksöz, Jesse Mensah
Christiaan van Leeuwen
Bram van Dam
Olivier Rekers
Buket Zor
Ron Groenewoud
Dewi Reijs
Kennard Bos, Gülengül Altıntaş
Ramy Azmy
Ahmed Alamoudi
Kimo Sindi
Kris Dekker, Leon de Haas
Ruben Labree
Marcel de Hoogd
Nur Ozkan
Mirjam Dijkman
Maria Bodrug