The read
It runs long at 3h 8m.
Synopsis
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While trying to reconnect with his old friends and environment; his uncertainty, existential struggle and his father’s gambling addiction bring him grave difficulties.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic86/100
326 audience votes
Key crew
- Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector
- Nuri Bilge CeylanScreenplay
- Ebru CeylanScreenplay
Cast
- Doğu DemirkolSinan
- Murat Cemcirİdris
- Bennu YıldırımlarAsuman
- Hazar ErgüçlüHatice
- Serkan KeskinSüleyman
- Tamer LeventRecep
- Akın Aksuİmam Veysel
- Ahmet Rıfat ŞungarAli Riza
- Kubilay Tunçerİlhami
- Öner Erkanİmam Nazmi
- Özay FechtHayriye
- Kadir ÇermikAdnan
Stills
Themes
turkeyreligiondebtwriterfamily conflictfather and child