Kalandar Sogugu

Though the calandar-cold Turkey is an Oscar candidate, unfortunately the cinema culture of turkey is still passed away. It is proof of 25,766 people watching alone in a country with a population of 79 million people.   the film was shot in turkey in the black sea region in four different seasons and under very difficult seasons, climate and geographical conditions and great sacrifice was spent. It was a very sincere and good acting work as a result of the fact that the actors in the film are not professional and totally natural as a human being. the director of the great nature tells us about the natural life of the people, the family relations, the difficulties of life with all nakedness to us. The fact that Mustafa Karan is a younger director is one of the more hopeful details of the Turkish people in the future both nationally and internationally. it shoots films that are very popular and makes us happy.

I don't know where to start, I'm still under the influence of the movie. It was truly an incredible production. It is obvious that there was a lot of effort in the shooting of the film, it is an incredible production that was shot in those rough places and in those weather conditions. As you become attached to the characters in the movie over time, that desperation and hopelessness gnaws at you. The director put a lot of effort to present everything clearly and everything was so real that it didn't take long for me to put myself in the characters' shoes. Finally, the animal-human relationship is perfectly rendered.

I'd watched this picture in a theater, only with a few audiences. Besides, it was the only theater which was screening this movie in a 5-million-populated city. I suppose, that's enough to say how "underrated" it is.

Primarily, this movie is result of an enormous effort. Some sequences were probably waited to take for months; all scripted climatic changes were in natural schedule. Peaks, caves, cliffs... Every kind of topography had been background for strongly rough shots. Furthermore, acting of all inexperienced locals are astonishing. I would argue that real actors wouldn't act as good (natural) as locals did.

"Human against nature" is a strong theme if it's adapted into screen properly. A contemporary movie "The Revenant" is a powerful one, especially in cinematography, however it's naturalism imitates the reality. On the other hand, Cold of Calandar avoids the exaggeration of mankind's superhuman resistance. This movie is reality's itself: pure relentless nature and it's eternal and unguarded toy: human.

Mustafa Kara is a promising director and fairly young (36) as well. Hopefully he keeps up his good work.