Shot in turkey's western black sea region, watchtower is an emotional drama from award winning turkish director pelin esmer. Featuring powerful performances from olgun simsek and nilay erdönmez, it is a poignant story of guilt, conscience and hope which won multiple awards on the festival circuit, including best director and best actress at the adana golden boll film festival.haunted by a tragic incident, nihat has isolated himself as the fire warden of a remote observation tower. At a rural bus station in the region, seher has taken a job as a hostess. Events bring them together and they make a personal connection, reluctantly choosing companionship over isolation in an effort to redevelop compassion in their lives and work through their personal pain.