the leading man is my tpye

What a waste of my time!!!

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I'm gradually becoming less and less surprised when I see a foreign film that's every bit as good as those produced by Americans or the Brits. This was my first Turkish film, and for those of you struggling to find it, I would direct you to Youtube where you can find it in it's entirety with English subtitles. As the translated title suggests, the story is about a man struggling to come to terms with a father who disowned him, and his feelings of growing away from his own seven year old son. The back story of Sadik's (Fikret Kuskan) personal history does not fully come into light until well into the picture, when we learn that he became and anarchist journalist, much to the dismay of his father, who had designs for his son to take over the family farm upon attaining an agricultural degree. For viewers with a Turkish background, the conflict that resulted in Sadik's jail time and torture will probably be understood better within the context of that country's history, so for someone like myself, a lot of that perspective is lost. However that doesn't affect the impact of the story when it's finally revealed that Sadik's reconciliation with his father occurred because of his impending death due to a pulmonary edema condition. The man did a noble thing for his own son Deniz (Ege Tanman) by returning him to the village of Sadik's childhood to remain with family and friends. I would challenge the viewer to maintain a dry eye as the mystery of father/grandfather Huseyin's (Çetin Tekindor) 'secret room' reveals Sadim's happy and hopeful youth before he left his family. One comes away from the film with a serene sense of family bond that transcends nationality, as in the end, we are all humans subject to same emotions of love and loyalty.

the movie tells the story and the suffering of a Turkish rebellious left-wing journalist who left his village where he used to live long time ago and went to Istanbuli never thought the Turkish drama will be as good as thatthe movie staff perfectly demonstrate the real live in village, family, relationships, laugh, grieve and lovedespite the great performance in this movie, this film has a great aims and facts everyone should understand about lifethe movie is suitable to be watch by all family members and i recommend you to watch it with your parentswhile watching, some scenes may recall sad memory of yours so be alarmed, but i guess it's OK after all

touching. realistic. profound pledge for the values of family. one of films with status of mirror. because it use the soap opera tools for a simple story about relations, regrets, decisions and build of peace as result of hard wars against yourself. because it preserves and use the Turkish spirit for an universal story about a father and his son. because it propose not entertainment or answers. only a lot of not very comfortable questions. because it is a high useful film. about the courage to choice the right decision. because it has the flavor of old times and reminds the basic truth. a film who must see. for discover a chain of challenges. and theirs limits.

Having seen a lot of Turkish films, I do agree with someone writing in this site that this is perhaps the best Turkish movie ever and one that can hold proudly its place amongst the best worldwide. Everything is perfect, direction, photography, acting, you cannot help but feel for its characters and identify with them, especially if you share the same location in the map, similarities in history and personality traits.I loved the child actor, he can make you smile and cry, but also the whole movie is about feelings, pain, sadness, anger, love, forgiveness and most important the joy of life.Another strong point is the music, made by the Greek composer Euanthia Reboutsika. Gave the movie wholeheartedly a 10 rating! I wish there were more of its kind.