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A group of men lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about everyday life, as the conversations turn more and more profound and existential.
Doktor Cemal
Komiser Naci
Savcı Nusret
Şoför Arap Ali
Kenan
Muhtar
Murder Victim Yaşar
Suspect Ramazan
Police Officer İzzet
Courthouse Clerk Abidin
Sergeant Önder
Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile
Courthouse Driver Tevfik
Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz
Autopsy Technician Şakir
Hospital Cook Hamit
Restaurant Owner Kazım
Pharmacist Saim
Hospital Attendant Sıtkı
Came across this film by accident while exploring what was on the Mubi platform. The title was super familiar but I hadn't ever watched it. From the opening shot - you see it here on the poster - a long, wide view of car headlights driving through rolling hills - it's clear that this film doesn't look like anything I had ever seen before. In many ways, this is a thriller, but backwards: We know who the killer is in the opening scenes. But as the story unfolds, we learn about the petty politics and grievances amongst the police officers, then the villages as their members talk about the case, and the instinctual covering up of evil. This film led me to watch the director's - Nuri Bilge Ceylan - most recent film: About Dry Grasses. This one was nominated for the 2023 Palm D'Or at Cannes. And is even more extraordinary. I really hope you watch this film!
September 23, 2011
Doktor Cemal
Komiser Naci
Savcı Nusret
Şoför Arap Ali
Kenan
Muhtar
Murder Victim Yaşar
Suspect Ramazan
Police Officer İzzet
Courthouse Clerk Abidin
Sergeant Önder
Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile
Courthouse Driver Tevfik
Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz
Autopsy Technician Şakir
Hospital Cook Hamit
Restaurant Owner Kazım
Pharmacist Saim
Hospital Attendant Sıtkı
Came across this film by accident while exploring what was on the Mubi platform. The title was super familiar but I hadn't ever watched it. From the opening shot - you see it here on the poster - a long, wide view of car headlights driving through rolling hills - it's clear that this film doesn't look like anything I had ever seen before. In many ways, this is a thriller, but backwards: We know who the killer is in the opening scenes. But as the story unfolds, we learn about the petty politics and grievances amongst the police officers, then the villages as their members talk about the case, and the instinctual covering up of evil. This film led me to watch the director's - Nuri Bilge Ceylan - most recent film: About Dry Grasses. This one was nominated for the 2023 Palm D'Or at Cannes. And is even more extraordinary. I really hope you watch this film!
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