Mon 17 Nov 5.45 Tues 18 Nov 8.00 Wed 19 Nov 5.45 & 8.15
Dir: Reha Erdem (2006) Turkey 111min Subtitled
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Yet more evidence of an emerging New Wave in Turkish cinema, this is a poetic depiction of unhurried rural life in a small Turkish village and the coming-of-age of three of its young inhabitants. With daily routines punctuated by five calls to prayer, the film’s five segments each depict a different section of the day. Moving chronologically backwards through the day to dawn, director Erdem explores the children’s first steps into harsh adolescence. Fresh and honest, the film’s compelling drama is realised through unforgettable and unapolegetically dreamy cinematography of the local coastal landscape. It seeks to capture the brute austerity of village life and evoke the universal pains of growing up.
One of the discoveries of the year, an exquisite affirmation of film as art... breathtakingly fresh...'
Hannah McGill, Sight & Sound
