deryauzum

I was fortunate to catch it at the Perth Revelation Film Festival in Australia today, and I absolutely loved it. Its exploration of justice and empathy reminded me of the feelings I had while reading Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. My only criticism is that there could be a stronger tone of language to better connect the audience with the characters in certain scenes, such as when she entered the kiraathane (café) and had that walk with the hoca. I enjoy these kinds of everyday yet profound conversations, which are very unique in Turkish and Persian cinema. Additionally, the conversation between the sisters was quite weak and lacked emotion.

It's a disturbing movie with great dialogue, great costumes and set design. Did the sex scenes need to be that intense? What needed to be understood was already understood, so I found the fact that it relied so heavily on the female body very pornographic rather than artistic.

Emma Stone's acting and courage are on a whole different level. What impresses me more than anything else in films like this is the creative writing and the courage of people to say yes, I believe in this, I'm in this, after reading the script.

Overall, it was discomforting, uneasy (just like its music) and most likely unforgettable.

It's been a while I haven't watch any series as good as this one and being Turkish I am so glad to see good Turkish stuff on Netflix beside mostly aimless Turkish comedy movies. I haven't watch anything else from the director or the writer yet I can't wait to see more.