Anatolia

In a remote town lies a boarding school for the underprivileged children between the high hills of the mighty mountains. During the record-shattering winter, all of a sudden a kid is getting really sick and the hidden secrets are unravelling one by one.

Cold face of bureaucracy reminds itself in almost every chance of resolution. Coldness, loneliness and awkwardness of the coming of age, having noone to care for you, cold faces, cold waters to shower with, cold doors hits you right in the face...

Obsessed principals and teachers doing everything but their core job, to care for the children... It reminded me good old ''Ondskan'' and ''Les Choristes'' if you know what I mean. The taste is different in this one though.

If you wanna get lost in a snow storm-torn town and try to find a way out of a big crisis, here's you pick, don't miss it!

Such a simple and perfect movie.

Cinema should not be all about spending a fortune on GDI and stars.

A simple, good scenario, realistic characters and dialogs. It will take you to the atmosphere. You will feel cold and worried. It is telling the real, everyday people with good and bad inside them.

First of all, I would like to say that the script is particularly good and very strong. The acting is also above standard and very good. As the movie progresses, we see this. Actually nobody is clean. Everyone has a negative impact on the development of the story. I was especially mesmerized by the successful acting of the child actor. The only flaw is that the visuals could have been better. The fact that it was a low-budget movie affected the money allocated to cinematography. Directing indoors is difficult. But the director successfully overcame this challenge. If you want to watch a different movie, this movie will be a perfect alternative for you.

Set against the backdrop of a remote boarding school in the mountains of eastern Turkey, Brothers' Keeper explores the tender yet tragic friendship between two Kurdish boys. Director Ferit Karahan evokes a melancholic tone through cinematography and long, lingering takes of the school's austere setting. We follow the quiet Yusuf (Samet Yildiz) as he navigates the oppressive institution, ruled by abusive administrators who seek to stamp out Kurdish identity.

When the defiant Memo (Ekin Koç) arrives at the school, he and Yusuf develop an intimate bond that provides solace amidst the unrelenting trauma and violence. Their wordless glances and subtle gestures reveal a depth of unspoken devotion. However, the constant threat of separation and punishment haunts their relationship. Karahan patiently draws out the tension, refusing easy sentimentality or melodrama.

While simple and elegantly crafted, I hoped for more complexity and background on the characters' inner lives. The sparse dialogue and restrained style create emotional distance at times. Still, Brothers' Keeper remains a poignant examination of love and resilience in the face of systematic cruelty.

It's so beautiful, sensational, genuine, simple and deep. It tackles an interesting important subject and implies a very powerful message and sheds light on a sad depressing reality. It's nicely shot, written and acted as well.