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    Cocoon 1995 POSTER

    Cocoon

    1995

    Turkish

    6.7

    ♡ 8

    73%

    73%

    Drama

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Fatma Ceylan Fatma Ceylan as Emin Ceylan Emin Ceylan as Turgut Toprak Turgut Toprak as
    The three human characters are an old man, an old woman, and a young boy, who wander among the natural wonders and give the camera soulful looks.
    Clouds of May 1999 POSTER

    Clouds of May

    1999

    Turkish

    7.3

    ♡ 20

    82%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Emin Ceylan Emin Ceylan as Emin, Muzzafer's father Fatma Ceylan Fatma Ceylan as Fatma, Muzaffer's mother Muzaffer Özdemir Muzaffer Özdemir as Muzaffer, the movie-maker Emin Toprak Emin Toprak as Saffet
    An aspiring filmmaker visits his parents and begins to devise a movie. Amidst creating and casting for the film, he encounters with family & friends who struggle with their own problems, dreams and life.
    Climates 2006 POSTER

    Climates

    2006

    Turkish

    7.1

    ♡ 25

    73%

    74%

    Action

    Drama

    relationship problems

    Romance

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Can Ozbatur Can Ozbatur as Guven Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan as Isa Mehmet Eryilmaz Mehmet Eryilmaz as Mehmet Nazan Kesal Nazan Kesal as Serap
    Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.
    Winter Sleep 2014 POSTER

    Winter Sleep

    2014

    Turkish

    8.0

    ♡ 44

    87%

    84%

    Action

    actor

    Drama

    hotel

    husband wife relationship

    retirement

    rural area

    writer

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Haluk Bilginer Haluk Bilginer as Aydin Nejat Isler Nejat Isler as Ismail Demet Akbag Demet Akbag as Necla Melisa Sözen Melisa Sözen as Nihal
    Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
    The Small Town 1997 POSTER

    The Small Town

    1997

    Turkish

    7.0

    ♡ 21

    Action

    Drama

    small town

    turkey

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Muzaffer Özdemir Muzaffer Özdemir as Deli Ahmet Sercihan Alevoglu Sercihan Alevoglu as Father - Baba Semra Yilmaz Semra Yilmaz as Mother - Anne Latif Altintas Latif Altintas as Teacher - Ögretmen
    A story in four parts is told from the perspective of two children, showing life in school, in nature, with family and at home. All of this unfolding along with the seasons. The Small Town depicts life in the village, while also portraying the relationships between members of a small-town family, in a long centerpiece scene around a campfire with family members talking about the past, life and its disappointments. Both brother and sister witness the complexities and darkness of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of nature and wildlife.
    Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011 POSTER

    Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

    2011

    Turkish

    7.8

    ♡ 60

    92%

    74%

    Action

    anatolia, turkey

    buried alive

    Crime

    dead body

    doctor

    Drama

    murder

    policeman

    Thriller

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Muhammet Uzuner Muhammet Uzuner as Yilmaz Erdogan Yilmaz Erdogan as Commissar Naci Cansu Demirci Cansu Demirci as Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile Taner Birsel Taner Birsel as Prosecutor Nusret
    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, which ultimately leads to conversations about their deepest existential concerns and secrets.
    Distant 2002 POSTER

    Distant

    2002

    Turkish

    7.5

    ♡ 24

    87%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    loneliness

    photographer

    recession

    unemployment

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Arif Asçi Arif Asçi as Cemal Gülas Cemal Gülas as Ahmet Özyurt Ahmet Özyurt as Nazan Kesal Nazan Kesal as Lover
    A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.
    About Dry Grasses 2023 POSTER

    About Dry Grasses

    2023

    Turkish

    7.7

    ♡ 35

    92%

    84%

    Action

    Drama

    powerful

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Nalan Kuruçim Nalan Kuruçim as Kevser Cengiz Bozkurt Cengiz Bozkurt as Nail Merve Dizdar Merve Dizdar as Nuray Deniz Celiloglu Deniz Celiloglu as Samet
    A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
    Three Monkeys 2008 POSTER

    Three Monkeys

    2008

    Turkish

    7.3

    ♡ 27

    77%

    72%

    Action

    cheat on husband

    Drama

    family relationships

    hit-and-run

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Yavuz Bingöl Yavuz Bingöl as Eyüp Hatice Aslan Hatice Aslan as Hacer Ahmet Rifat Sungar Ahmet Rifat Sungar as Ismail Ercan Kesal Ercan Kesal as Servet
    A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?
    The Wild Pear Tree 2018 POSTER

    The Wild Pear Tree

    2018

    Turkish

    8.0

    ♡ 59

    94%

    83%

    Action

    debt

    Drama

    family conflict

    father and child

    religion

    turkey

    writer

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director Ahmet Rifat Sungar Ahmet Rifat Sungar as Ali Riza Hazar Ergüçlü Hazar Ergüçlü as Hatice Öner Erkan Öner Erkan as Imam Nazmi Kadir Çermik Kadir Çermik as Mayor Adnan
    Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village, and to his father, a debt-ridden man with a gambling problem.
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