Donadona

I watched this movie on the mubi platform. By the way, I must say that I protested the mubi platform. I no longer have a mubi membership. Mubi is usually full of marginal and weird movies designed with festival codes for festival success. I was surprised to see this movie on mubi because they really made an original movie. It is an extremely original movie. The movie was obviously shot with a small budget, but this does not harm the flow of the story, in fact it supports it. I really liked the acting in the movie. The script is successful, after a while you get carried away by the flow of the movie. Congratulations to the whole team.

For this movie, when I begin to watch, my expectations were low level. But this movie surprised me. Despite the fact that its low budget and a few cast, it made a good job. There are some criticizes about life conditions and cultural life in Turkiye at the movie. Roles, characters are very successful. I didn't like "Lutfen Cevap Veriniz" (LCV) the other long movie of Kaan Arici. But i really liked "Dona Dona" For every year, good movies like Dona Dona adds more bricks on Turkish Cinema. Record places are suitable places. The potential of New Wave Turkish Cinema is very high and during the long period, good movies will continue to be produced.

The prime objective of cinema is telling a story and entertaining the viewers. This movie succeeds in storytelling. The plot is simple yet profound; we live in a world where real artists are misunderstood and often overlooked unless they immerse themselves in the busy world of social media and advertising.

The central character is frustrated that film producers today expect actors to shout intensely. He believes actors should reveal the nuanced aspects of their character and yelling to the camera is pointless. Those with more money, connections and industry acquaintances have an advantage according to the protagonist. Talent goes unnoticed. This is a film that sheds light on the struggles of lesser-known artists with a modest budget and in a very simplistic manner.

The filmmakers deserve praise for their effort and I look forward to their future projects. In summary, while low budget, the movie delivers a thoughtful story that shines a light on an important issue.