Arena

Arena (2026) is a drama, thriller film directed by Emirhan Cangül.

ARENA is a high-octane quiz show pulsating with an unrelenting rhythm of light and percussion. In the grand finale, two opposite worlds collide: The prestigious Private Saint Papillon French College, a generational winner, and Demirtaş Külhan Vocational High School, a newcomer fighting for existence. While the scores are tied, the conditions are not. The tension peaks with the final question. What is mere academic knowledge for one student is a harsh, lived reality for the other. As the final bell rings, the boards will reveal not just a winner, but the unbridgeable socioeconomic abyss that separates their lives.

Cast

Doğan Güneş

The Host

Ömer Öz

Ömer, the boy from Technical High School

Elvin Kapıcıoğlu

Nehir, the girl from French College

Erdem Gümüşpala

The boy from French College

Nisa Derin Değer

The other girl from French College

Berat Efe Dursun

The other boy from Technical High School

Hüseyin Ali Turşu

The other boy from Technical High School

Umutcan Şenay

Nervous Man

Cihangir Özcan

Mr. Maslow

Nedime Karabat

Madamme Papillon

Serhan Cangül

Principal of Technical High School

Emre Şahin

Principal of French College