NOT BUILT TO LAST
Short, Netherlands, 2026
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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.
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Not Built to Last is the winner of 2025 Roze Filmdagen Short Film Script Competition.
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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 AltıntaÅŸ
Ramy Azmy
Ahmed Alamoudi
Kimo Sindi
Kris Dekker, Leon de Haas
Ruben Labree
Marcel de Hoogd
Nur Ozkan
Mirjam Dijkman
Maria Bodrug