It is great that story is not in Isranbul but in Anatolia expressing a real cultural thema this timeunlike previous netflix Turkish movies. I find the intention of the movie good and really wanted to enjoy it. However there is a big lack of story telling and it was boring from the beginning to the end. It is kind of a road movie but you hardly get to know places they been to or peaple they met. Characters are all superficial. Kivanç and Settar are both great actors and their skills make the movie watchable, otherwise story was told in a boring way with serious issues on editing. I liked the cinematography though.
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ttanerkaplan15 September 2022
I don't see any point in this movie . Even a twelve year old could've come up with this story . There is no story . If you like meaningless road trips this movie is for you .complete waste of time . I fall asleep during the movie . I wish I never saw this movie or I slept thru the all movie .Kivanc has great reputation he just needs to stop accepting extremely cheap projects like this pathetic scenario . This movie leaves you hanging as if you never invested time to find out what's going to happen .cheap movie cheap ending cheap everything .there is just a nice car and some view . 5.9 overal rating is too much for this .
Innocence lost, Turkiye.
yilmazyasar5 September 2022
Very unexpected gem of a piece. Festival of Troubadours. You see a part of Turkey that is not the glitzy Istanbul or Bodrum or Izmir, etc. Some scenes reminded me of surreal locations in Gozu of Takashi Miike. It has a strange therapeutic feel to it this movie, gets you into a nihilistic mood, but still with a dash of hope somehow. Bare mountains and at times green valleys with half dried out river streams add to the melancholy. A slow, 90min ride of a son and a dying troubadour dad suddenly showing up after 25 years of disappearance. Lost love, lives and nothing but a subtle ode to Asik Veysel and maybe real Turkish spirit of innocence long lost these days.
Nice movie!
erzincano7 September 2022
I'm not that much into turkish movies, but when I saw the trailer on Netflix, an old guy holding a Saz in his hands had to watch it, while my father was also Saz teacher. The movie is a nice reflection of anger and love combined, it touches you, while you sometimes feels the same feeling's against your loved ones. Definitely worth watching, the acting is GREAT, the cinematography is great!! Kivanc is really a great actor, it was beyond my expectations. A journey that also shows you the eastern parts of Turkey, the hospitality of the people living there, culture, traditions... the love for the Saz, which is really a big part of the culture, especially in the middle eastern part on turkey...
Heartfelt journey of a son with his estranged father.
aslihanbiyikoglu-103-8420752 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Gorgeous scenery of Eastern Turkey, beautiful music, amazing acting. A dad's goodbye to loved ones, a son's anger and agony of being left by himself when he was a child. His love, hate, pity, regret all woven together.
You go through the emotional journey with the son while trying to understand the life of the old ashik, poet, songwriter, and a baglama virtuoso, the representative of Anatolian ashik tradition. Ashiks played a major part in perpetuation of oral tradition, promotion of communal value system and traditional culture of their people. These wandering bards or troubadours are part of current rural and folk culture of Turkey who sang and played saz, an eight or ten string plucking instrument in the form of a long-necked lute.
Kivanc Tatlitug is an exceptionally handsome actor, who made his fame with Turkish soap operas and series but in my personal view he is an extraordinary actor. I don't know how he taps into these emotions and acts with this intensity. His movie "Butterfly's Dream" showed us how talented he was, now, he proves one more time he is much more than a handsome Turkish man. I wish for more opportunities for him to show his talent and share the art with his viewers more with movies like this.
You go through the emotional journey with the son while trying to understand the life of the old ashik, poet, songwriter, and a baglama virtuoso, the representative of Anatolian ashik tradition. Ashiks played a major part in perpetuation of oral tradition, promotion of communal value system and traditional culture of their people. These wandering bards or troubadours are part of current rural and folk culture of Turkey who sang and played saz, an eight or ten string plucking instrument in the form of a long-necked lute.
Kivanc Tatlitug is an exceptionally handsome actor, who made his fame with Turkish soap operas and series but in my personal view he is an extraordinary actor. I don't know how he taps into these emotions and acts with this intensity. His movie "Butterfly's Dream" showed us how talented he was, now, he proves one more time he is much more than a handsome Turkish man. I wish for more opportunities for him to show his talent and share the art with his viewers more with movies like this.
Brilliant Acting and an Unusual story!
gamzey18 November 2022
A very touching story of a lost son & father relationship. Connecting childhood memories while trying to walk over a broken relationship bridge between the past and today, knowing there is not much time left to re-build. Cinematography and acting is five Stars. For whom have lived in Anatolia for some time, or from this land, or traveled there and are familiar with this culture will undoubtedly enjoy the music, scenery, and story more than many of us. Congratulations on bringing us something that is different, not revealing what was the real story behind why the father left his son behind and leave it to our imagination, Everyone can guess and complete their own story in the blanks.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL...
ivetta_fl5 September 2022
What a beautiful movie I have just watched! It was unbelievably slow but also unbelievably beautiful...
Nothing exciting is happening in this movie. Most of the time, you will be just watching two main characters, a father and his 39-year old son, driving in a car through eastern Turkey and barely speaking to each other. Minimum actions and minimum words... This movie is not entertaining at all ... this movie is more like a much needed nap after a busy day at work ... it is like a sip of fresh spring water on a long hike... Breathtaking scenery of eastern Turkey and genuine honest emotions delivered by Kivanc Tatlitug and Settar Tanriogen - that is what will make your heart melt.
Both leading actors delivered outstanding performances but Kivanc is the one who simply blew my mind. How an actor not only is able to share such strong beautiful emotions with the audience but also does it so sincerely and naturally that makes me truly empathize with this lost little (39-year old) boy and makes me feel his pain as it is my own! Empathy... these feelings often get lost in the modern hi-tech world. Hats off to Kivanc for bringing them back! I hope to see more of him in the future in movies like this one.
This movie was a nice ending to my busy holiday weekend. It is a movie about forgiveness... about forgiving and being forgiven. We need more movies like this one in our fast paced life - movies that are unbelievably slow but also unbelievably beautiful... movies that gently remind us that life itself is unbelievably short but also unbelievably beautiful and there is absolutely no room for hard feelings in it, no matter how hard we try to keep them there.
I know that I will watch this movie again.
Nothing exciting is happening in this movie. Most of the time, you will be just watching two main characters, a father and his 39-year old son, driving in a car through eastern Turkey and barely speaking to each other. Minimum actions and minimum words... This movie is not entertaining at all ... this movie is more like a much needed nap after a busy day at work ... it is like a sip of fresh spring water on a long hike... Breathtaking scenery of eastern Turkey and genuine honest emotions delivered by Kivanc Tatlitug and Settar Tanriogen - that is what will make your heart melt.
Both leading actors delivered outstanding performances but Kivanc is the one who simply blew my mind. How an actor not only is able to share such strong beautiful emotions with the audience but also does it so sincerely and naturally that makes me truly empathize with this lost little (39-year old) boy and makes me feel his pain as it is my own! Empathy... these feelings often get lost in the modern hi-tech world. Hats off to Kivanc for bringing them back! I hope to see more of him in the future in movies like this one.
This movie was a nice ending to my busy holiday weekend. It is a movie about forgiveness... about forgiving and being forgiven. We need more movies like this one in our fast paced life - movies that are unbelievably slow but also unbelievably beautiful... movies that gently remind us that life itself is unbelievably short but also unbelievably beautiful and there is absolutely no room for hard feelings in it, no matter how hard we try to keep them there.
I know that I will watch this movie again.
pensive father and son trip
annasirmoglou2 September 2022
Like all Ozcan Alper films, this is a quiet, reflective film that deviates from the mainstream. Don't expect fuss or thrills. Immerse yourself in a pensive journey with Yusuf and Heves Ali masterfully acted by kivanc tatlitug and settar tanriogen and let the tears flow. The cinematography is also stunning and the folk music is beautiful. The film's theme is summarised towards the end ... it is not always about happy endings or problem resolutions ... even when time is running out, it is often difficult to open up and resolve deep rooted relationship issues and overcome deep seated hurt. A beautiful film that should be watched.
Out of the Box
sutcuaytac9 September 2022
In Netflix's coercive universe of puzzling, superficial and fast-paced, mostly duplicate movies and TV shows, this movie stands elsewhere. This cinematic language may seem a bit challenging for someone who is used to today's illusion of speed, but someone who leaves himself to that flow can find the courage to face many emotions he has suppressed. One of the strongest aspects of the film is that it is adapted from Kemal Varol's novel of the same name. In particular, a phrase that became the motto of the film and was constantly shared on social media was quite interesting: "Daddy (papa) is an unfinished word." Indeed, "pa" is one of the first syllables that babies say, when they repeat that syllable repeatedly, "papa" comes out, as if they are trying to say a word that starts with "pa".
A little bit melancolic but speed of the movie was like meditation. Also Congrats for Kivanc Tatlitug to his performance.
A little bit melancolic but speed of the movie was like meditation. Also Congrats for Kivanc Tatlitug to his performance.
A Fascinating Road Trip
clg2387 November 2022
Brilliant acting, pitch perfect dialogue! Not a film for those who crave action-packed scenes, but rather for those who appreciate an in-depth portrayal of a wounded relationship, in this case between musician father and attorney son. The Turkish music and stunning, stark landscapes provide an amazing backdrop to this novel road film featuring two people in a car for most of it. It's a tour de force, keeping the viewer engaged in a 90-minute or so conversation. Along the way as the car journeys to some small towns, we learn in stunningly economical but evocative scenes about the father's past, with a subtlety that totally eludes even the most serious Hollywood films. That is just part of the magic of Ozcan Alper's directing.
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