Directed by:
Onur ÜnlüScreenplay:
Onur ÜnlüCinematography:
Vedat ÖzdemirCast:
Ali Atay, Demet Evgar, Tansu Biçer, Ercan Kesal, Serkan Keskin, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Ezgi Mola, Güler Ökten, Nadir Sarıbacak, Damla Sönmez, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu (more)Plots(1)
This independent Turkish film is set in an unnamed small town in Anatolia whose inhabitants possess various supernatural powers but still have to deal with ordinary problems. Cemal helps out in his father’s barbershop and in his free time acts as a football referee. But when he wins over the heart of a local girl, Yasemin, whom he then marries, things begin to get complicated. While he is willing to have an affair with street-side bookseller Defne, he also suspects his wife of being unfaithful. This highly original film captivates the viewer through its playful treatment of its formal aspects and various meanings. The conscious stylization uses absurdity and metaphor as fully-fledged tools of expression that won’t go unnoticed by the audience. This wildly imaginative love story recalls the methods of magic realism and, in addition to its obvious partiality for ostentatious cinematic effects, the film becomes an unpredictable odyssey with lots of surprising twists. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Ali Atay
Turkey
Best movies:
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
40 (2009)
Demet Evgar
Turkey
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Bad Cat (2016)
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Tansu Biçer
Turkey
Best movies:
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Ercan Kesal
Turkey
Serkan Keskin
Turkey
Best movies:
Magnificent Century: Kosem (2015) (series)
The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
Autumn (2008)
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Turkey
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
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Bad Cat (2016)
Ezgi Mola
Turkey
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Güler Ökten
Turkey
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Nadir Sarıbacak
Turkey
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Damla Sönmez
Turkey
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Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu
Turkey
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Cengiz Bozkurt
Turkey
Best movies:
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Can (2011)
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Bekir Çiçekdemir
Turkey
Best movies:
Magnificent Century: Kosem (2015) (series)
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Kaan Yılmaz
Turkey
Best movies:
Heist School (2006)
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Hüseyin Tutan
Best movies:
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Gizem Yılmaz
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Kubilay Çamlıdağ
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İsmail İçen
Turkey
Best movies:
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)