O Dilema de Aziz

After a long while of underrated comedy domination, Turkey Cinema presents a successfull comedy work deserving to be appreciated.

(In recent years, very few numbers of good comedy examples have been relaesed, like Ali Atay's movies among which "Limonata" subjectively looks more exclusive.)

The audience is invited, by Taylan Brothers, to a dark-comedic story which comprises sensitive ironical views based on satirical sub-texts on;

-. Fixed and monotype human relations,

-. Childhood roots on which patriarchal manners are instructured,

-. Screen addiction,

-. Failure of both the individual and the society etc...

Except some scenario faults, the movie staged a stronge sense through its dramatic tone and visual narration skills.

A Dark-comedic story that tells a notable story with a theme(can be grabbed very quickly). This combination is rare in modern day Turkish movies. Not a bad movie but, potentially good idea is wasted to some extent. They managed to gather some good actors/actresses in town, including Engin Gunaydin, Haluk Bilginer, Oner Erkan, Ilker Aksum, Okan Yalabik, Binnur Kaya and Gulcin Santircioglu. Overall, you will not regret watching it.

Not an easy one to process and enjoy comprising elements of absurd comedy. Great casting and good acting all the way to the end. Could have been a masterpiece with some changes in the music and a bit more of an emphasis on drama rather than comedy.

It is quite enjoyable and sad storyline without satisfying conclusion..

However, i like it and do not see as a waste of time.

Lets be honest, you are all asking yourselves what did I watch? How were these actors cast in this, and who funded it?

But first some backstory... This film was the first writing credit for the Taylan brothers, and they unapologetically gave us an avant-garde Turkish character study. In Turkey there are two types of stories; the traditional 3 act structure that most of us are used to called the "Olay Oykusu" OR the character study / "glimpse into the life of" pieces that have a very thin plot, and spend more time on character, called "Durum Oykusu". Azizler my friends, is the latter, a story where we glimpse into the ridiculous and unbelievable lives of our protagonists. Although this version of storytelling is dominant in biographical stories (Roma, Kaybedenler Kulubu) it is rare to see this format in a minimalistically fantastical world - and lets all be honest, it was too bizarre. As for our actors, this type of story is where they truly get to flex their acting muscles since the movie depends on it and they have quite the range to do what they want.

Since this is the first writing piece from the Taylan brothers, one can assume that they are still fine tuning their skills and that they have more to grow. Thankfully Netflix has enough cash to throw at them, probably for the sake of creating a relationship and I assume gave them final cut. This resulted in a 6/10 film that was too off the beaten path for its own good. Will you like this film if you don't watch award films? No. Will you watch this because it is all the A-listers best work? Probably not. Should you get baked before watching this? Absolutely... But what did you expect - actually though what did you expect?

If you watch this movie, you should do so for the views and so that Netflix spends more money in Turkey. Maybe if enough of us watch these Turkish films, Netflix might greenlight a "Roma" of our own.