The read
It runs long at 3h 17m.
Synopsis
A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic88/100
180 audience votes
Key crew
- Akın AksuWriter
- Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector
- Nuri Bilge CeylanWriter
- Ebru CeylanWriter
- Philip TimofeyevOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Deniz CeliloğluSamet
- Merve DizdarNuray
- Musab EkiciKenan
- Ece BağcıSevim
- Erdem ŞenocakTolga
- Yüksel AksuVahit
- Münir Can CindorukFeyyaz
- Onur Berk ArslanoğluPrincipal Bekir
- Yıldırım GücükDirector of Education
- Cengiz BozkurtNail
- S. Emrah ÖzdemirSergeant
- Elif ÜrseAssistant Principal Saime
Stills
Themes
powerful