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Pandora’s Box
An estranged family is brought together upon the news of their mother’s worsening illness. But the tough-minded mother is not so keen on spending timePublished on: -
Simply Cinema 4
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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
The maker of Gegen die Wand follows the bassist of Einsturzende Neubauten in a catchy and committed quest for the diversity and cultural variety of…Published on: -
Two Lines
Psychologically unnerving and sinisterly suspenseful, first-time director Selim Evci’s Two Lines is an acute observation of the young generation’s malPublished on: -
Summer Book
A long summer vacation by the sea. An ordinary Turkish family whose life takes an unexpected turn. Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy,…Published on: -
Milk
A young emerging poet, his beautiful but unfulfilled mother and their small Turkish town about to be swallowed by industrialization. A contemplative tPublished on: -
Kasaba
Awe-inspiring black-and-white début film of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, shot in a village in Anatolia, about the director’s childhood years. Two children are wPublished on: -
Journey to the Sun
Two men of different origin, a western Turk and a Kurd. A true friendship that goes beyond cultural boundaries. Amidst the chaotic background of IstanPublished on: -
On Board
First film by the social-realist film collective Yeni Sinemacilar, which became the harbinger of a new style of film making in Turkey: straightforwardPublished on: -
Somersault in a Coffin
A social outcast’s daily adventures couldn’t be more endearing; Mahsun looks like he just escaped from Folsom Prison but his genuineness and warm-hearPublished on: