Fresh
Deeply compassionate and frequently amusing, qualifying as a minor miracle of humanely observant filmmaking.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
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A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams of 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.
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88%
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Fresh
A beautifully made, unapologetically artistic piece of work.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The film's extraordinary shifts from windswept sorrow ... to deadpan comedy ... are uniquely, triumphantly their maker's own.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Ultimately, it becomes a movie about the feeling of being alive, the sensation of existence. It's a movie, in a way, about everything.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Straightforward, droll, brutally honest and arresting, if somewhat stately in progress.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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