Mandira Filozofu

It is the first minimalist movie in Turkish Cinema. Script is written by Birol Guven but, I can smell of Mufit's touch. This movie is about you and questioning your life. It is a must watch movie including the following one.

Superficially MANDIRA FILOZOFU (THE DAIRY PHILOSOPHER) is one of those comedy that makes viewers despair for the future of the mainstream Turkish film industry. Written by Birol Guven, who penned the successful television sitcom AVRUPA YAKISI (THE European SIDE) (2004-9) it focuses on a hermit (Müfit Can Sacinti) who has spent his entire existence by the sea-coast in Mugla living the simple life - cooking and growing his own food, keeping a small farm, and never seeing the need for money. Whenever anyone quizzes him about the ethics of his existence, he quotes a variety of authorities including Bertrand Russell, to support his case (hence the title DAIRY PHILOSOPHER).

The future of his existence is threatened by hotshot Istanbul property developer Cavit (Rasim Öztekin), who wants to buy the land and build hotels, spas and other tourism-dedicated amenities on it. There follows a familiar struggle between two world-views, interspersed with a rather superficial subplot involving the hermit's cousin Halilibrahim (Hakan Bulut) and his much-postponed plans to marry sweetheart Gulsah (Begüm Öner).

THE GOOD LIFE meets WHISKY GALORE! in a predictable comedy containing its fair share of offensive material, no more so than in a couple of sequences where a male character urinates on one of the female protagonists (Gulnihal Demir), and another female (Ayda Aksel) steps in a cowpat, and is subsequently put off eating tomatoes for life once she discovers that they are fertilized in dung. The characterization is perfunctory, the humor defiantly sexist, making us understand how decades of feminist activism have scarcely impinged on mainstream filmmakers' collective consciousnesses.

And yet, and yet ... Müfit Can Sacinti's film contains a kernel of truth beneath its surface banality. As in many rapidly industrializing nations, it seems that development in the Turkish Republic continues unabated, with many beauty-spots destroyed in the name of so-called "progress." The fact that the economy is in a fragile state does not deter rich capitalists from defacing the land in the search of yet more wealth and power. The hermit's world-view might be superficial, the product of a town-resident with little or no knowledge of how the countryside works; but it is worthwhile taking into account and reflecting on. We might not be able to arrest the march of progress, but at least we can try to look for personal and spiritual contentment within ourselves.

This movie is about capitalism and how it destroys the human nature. It is a bad attempt to show it and is much of a cliché. All the jokes are primary-school level, no intellectual worth whatsoever, and the idea is so easy that even a 5 year old could observe it. Jokes are sometimes obscene and they are supposed to amuse you. The protagonist's speech is barely understandable. There is also a lady who does not speak properly, might as well add subtitles at those sections. Plus, this man was introduced in another Turkish TV series before, but he did not get much attention. All he says throughout the movie is "I am against something something." Really not worth your time.

This Movie summarizes how unnecessarily we have been complicating human life and destroying mother nature with our artificial wants not needs! Everything started with claming ownership on the earth and what belongs to the earth. We have been thought ownership for thousands of years, and we are surrounded with this mentality. We accept many values as they've been introduced to us without understanding😞(No one to blame here). The only thing we may have is our lifetime, as much as we live it happily with understanding😊. Let's Respect this beautiful earth👍 . We have to Stop destroying to have and leave better place for future generations. Love to everything we have on our 🌎😊😊😊😊😊

This movie is full of great quotes even though they do not refer to the correct sources. It is supported by the government(Ak party) to encourage some religious and spiritual values. If you really work in the farm than you know how hard the life sometimes would be. There is definitely a political agenda of making this movie. "spend your money do not save"! Good for the economy as you pay taxes.

I definitely advise you to watch it but the farm life is not as full of enjoyment as they show in the movie. There are a lot of counter arguments coming in to mind if you have general knowledge of philosophical approaches.