The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Fatma is around 50, a housewife with six children. She lives in Vienna but grew up in Turkey and clings stubbornly to the traditions and values of the old country. Ayse is 19, and the film begins with her wedding in rural Turkey, to Fatma’s son Hasan. However, when the family takes Ayse to Vienna this is revealed as a charade, for Ayse is to be the kuma (second wife) of Fatma’s husband Mustafa.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Umut DağWriter
- Umut DağDirector
- Petra LadiniggWriter
- Iva ZabkarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nihal KoldaşFatma
- Begüm AkkayaAyse
- Vedat ErincinMustafa
- Murathan MusluHasan
- Alev IrmakKezvan
- Aliye Esra SalebciGülsen
- Ethem SaygiederIbrahim
- Abdulkadir TuncerMehmet
Themes
polygamyreligion