Another beautifully realized film by this great director. Set in the Çanakkale area.
Very much a film of ideas, and the superb filming and framing serves to support and maintain your interest. A lot of the films ideas are actually developed through dialogue between the main character and various groups. (Reminds me a bit of the film, "My Dinner with André".
The main character is a young man trying to figure out what direction to take in his life, what to believe in amongst the many possibilities/perspectives within his surrounding society.
There is an ongoing tension with his father who has also lost his way and seems addicted to gambling. There are conversations with buddies doing military service, young village imams, a young woman from his town about to marry for money, a small-time author, local businessmen, local politicians. There is a deep critical look at many of these aspects of society, an awareness of how narrow and essentially selfish/self-serving these attitudes are.
Can be a bit depressing, but the ending is hopeful in an interesting way.
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