dddAmangoesagainstthelawsofGodandmantohelpafriend,withunfortunateconsequences,inthisstylishdramafromTurkishfilmmakerDervisZaim.Thestorybeginswithabriefprologuesetinthe13thCentury,inwhichacalligrapheriscompletingacopyoftheKoranandhisassistantissentoutforinksohecancompletetheprojectbeforeaninvadingMongolarmyattacks.Movingforwardintothe21stCentury,SelimHodja(SerhatKilic)isadescendentofthefamilythatcommissionedtheKoranwesawinthepreface.Selimhasfallenonhardtimesandhewantstoselltherareholybook,andheturnstoAhmet(MehmetAliNuroglu),anartistandcalligrapherwhohasjustfinishedastretchinprison,forhelpinfindingabuyer.Notwillingtonegotiatetheblackmarketforreligiousartifactsbyhimself,AhmetturnstoCengiz(MustafaUzunyilmaz),afearedmaninlocalorganizedcrimecircles,whosayshecanhelpthemfindagoodpricefortherareKoran.However,asSelimandAhmetworkmorecloselywithCengizandhisunderlings,they'redrawndeeperintoawebofcriminalbehaviorthattheycan'teasilyescape.Nokta(akaDot)receiveditsNorthAmericanpremiereatthe2008TorontoWorldFilmFestival.
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