'Excellent... one of world cinema’s most confident and impressive young(ish) film-
makers... sharp and wise dialogue... It’s the best film of the year so far by a long
stretch
'.
- Dave Calhoun, TIME OUT

'Superb'
- TIME OUT


'A handsomely photographed film... Minutely observed, painfully honest and accurately percep-
tive, this is a mournful masterpiece'.
- Wendy Ide, THE TIMES


'Exceptional filmmaking'
- Derek Malcolm, EVENING STANDARD


'Superb... Turkish arthouse master... outstanding... a film-maker who has established absolute
mastery over his cinematic idiom...'
- Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

'Riveting art house cinema of the highest order... absolutely riveting and painfully honest... deeply
affecting'
- Philip French, THE OBSERVER

'Subtle, substantial and sublimely beautiful as was his previous ‘Uzak’... one of the most exciting
cinematic talents to emerge in recent years'
- Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT

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