Ayşe,Ali,MehmetandZeyneparemiddle-classmillennialsstrugglingtomakeendsmeetinIstanbul.Eitherstilllivingwiththeirparentsorhardlygettingbywithouthelpfromtheirfamilies,theyareallbesetbysimilarwoes:moneycrunch,joblessness,socialisolation.Inviewoftheworld’shorrorsthatZeynepenumeratesinherdiaryentries,theseareminorproblems,‘slightdisasters’,buttheyareall-consuming,atleasttotheextentofmakingthemcryinthestillofthenight.　　However,UmutSubasi’sfirstfeature,AlmostEntirelyaSlightDisaster,isnotamelodrama.Withanappealinglylighttouch,itdiagnosesthemalaiseofagenerationthathasrunupagainstadeadend,onewhosefutureprospectsareindistinguishablefromagameofchance.Thisisaworldwhereastrology,thelotteryandonlinepersonalitytestscompetewithvisaandjobapplicationsaslife-shapingelements.　　Fittingly,thefilmisstructuredaroundchanceandcoincidence,withitshandfulofcharactersencounteringeachotherineverypermutation,asthoughtherewerenoworldoutsidethissmallsocialbubble.Withself-aware,fron