[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

L'Exam

Original title: Sinav
  • 2006
  • Tous publics
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
12K
YOUR RATING
Jean-Claude Van Damme in L'Exam (2006)
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
Play trailer2:22
1 Video
57 Photos
ComedyDrama

Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.

  • Director
    • Ömer Faruk Sorak
  • Writer
    • Yigit Güralp
  • Stars
    • Ismail Hacioglu
    • Yagmur Atacan
    • Rüya Önal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yigit Güralp
    • Stars
      • Ismail Hacioglu
      • Yagmur Atacan
      • Rüya Önal
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos1

    The Exam
    Trailer 2:22
    The Exam

    Photos56

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 53
    View Poster

    Top cast25

    Edit
    Ismail Hacioglu
    Ismail Hacioglu
    • Mert
    Yagmur Atacan
    • Sinan
    Rüya Önal
    • Gamze
    Caner Özyurtlu
    • Kaan
    Volkan Demirok
    • Uluç
    Ayda Aksel
    Ayda Aksel
    • Güler
    Güven Kiraç
    • Rafet
    Hümeyra
    Hümeyra
    • Fatma
    Altan Erkekli
    Altan Erkekli
    • Sedat
    Zafer Algöz
    • Metin
    Tuba Büyüküstün
    Tuba Büyüküstün
    • Zeynep
    Özge Özder
    Özge Özder
    • Candan
    Kadir Çöpdemir
    • Rahmi
    Kaan Yilmaz
    • Turan
    Ali Sürmeli
    Ali Sürmeli
    • Selçuk
    Okan Bayülgen
    • Levent Lemi
    Muhittin Korkmaz
    • Jokey Sadettin
    Nejat Birecik
    • Adnan
    • Director
      • Ömer Faruk Sorak
    • Writer
      • Yigit Güralp
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews10

    6.712K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    9Aral_Bateman

    Two Thumbs Up

    I read some topics of this film's board,some turk is praising g.o.r.a,and some other people declare they don't even know what is going on,why i am comparing this movie to gora,because of same directors,and gora was utterly crap..

    anyway this movie is absolutely local,if you are not familiar with Turkish University Entrance Exam,probably there wont any empathy with feelings of characters,because in other countries the exam isn't same as ours..

    The movie brings us the feeling of wrong idea of this exam,and it also adds everyone has thought to make difference,but in the end you wont,only hard-workers will win in the end,so criticism of exam and showing the results of working is too balanced so,we can agree it both ways..

    Acting:Not the greatest there are some typecasting characters such as Big-Bad-Headmaster,Slutty music teacher,horny tea seller,punk-girl who was before a actual girl etc..But we can feel what students fell really,because of i was in that exam last year,i know that pressure and you feel it too..

    Scenes:Some kinda video clip style,which is absolute problem of director,and because of shooting you always feel like its Requem For A Dream,and it also gives you pressure too..

    Scenario:Good..The tie-in's are great,the evolution of characters are good,first the dream sequence which gives us emotions of characters to frp style evolution of their work style;first stealing math exam,second stealing their pre-test exams,then the final one..

    Jean Claude Van-Damme:We see him talking french and being himself and B type movie style kick and steal sequences,what can we ask for more for this film? Chuck Norris? Our country isn't concerned with his facts,by the way he is much more popular in here,and the poster of film actually have him..(although he made it 10 minutes max.) So,if you are some kinda evolved with University Entrance Exam,you definitely enjoy this film,but you are from another country maybe enjoy the feelings of students and-thankful for yours- because there is no empathy for you..
    8ulnoyman

    Good, light-hearted quasi-thriller

    This is good, light-hearted quasi-thriller (?) that succeeds without really trying to, or may be succeeds because it does not try too hard. Director Sorak seems to get the right lessons from the mistakes in G.O.R.A., or may be he fares better since 'Sinav' (The Exam) is his own project. Editing is better, seamless and fascinating. Turkish directors in general, Sorak included, are getting better and better at controlling the tempo lately.

    The movie is about a small circle of friends, all high-school students under the stress of the approaching annual nationwide university entrance exam. They decide to ease their way by stealing the questions of the exam at all costs, even if they had pay thousands of bucks to hire a double-o-seven type.

    The mixture of experienced and young actors do a good job with believable performances, they look and act real, even when things seem to go absurd for a while. It even has Jean-Claude Van Damme in a small but important cameo role to garnish. Any high kicks? well, one... kinda.

    Turkish cinema produces about 25-30 movies a year - This one is one of the several that are actually worth watching.
    7jack_o_hasanov_imdb

    As a movie, it's an average movie, but what it wanted to tell was good

    I had seen scenes from this movie from the clip of Nil Karaibrahimgil's song, I was curious. There was also veteran action actor JCVD. As a movie, it's an average movie, but what it wanted to tell was good.
    10iremma6

    One of the best Turkish movies I've ever seen!!

    This movie successfully shows the audience how this "university exam" concept affects high school students' lives dramatically in Turkey. In my opinion the acting performance of all the young actors are great and effective and also the musics chosen for the movie are making the movie more emotional and binds you with the characters of the movie more deeply.

    I guess the ones who will find a part from their life in this movie are the students. Also in the film we see not only the exam stress that the students are dealing with but also their relationships and mostly disagreements with their parents. In my opinion every parent should watch this movie as well in order to see how their negative attitude can have crucial effects on the child's psychology.

    "Sinav" is a movie worth seeing for. I'm sure that everyone will enjoy this synthesis of drama and comedy.
    6kalay

    From Horse Race To University Exam

    We have watched Sinav with young people in Khalkedon. Sinav gives a priority to young people's problems. One of the most important problems is education and Grand University Exam. The question asked in the film that is possible to measure the performance with one exam? As a main basis horse race was given in the movie.

    Ruya Onal is excellent; we can see her movies in soon. Jean-Claude Van Damme was not suit in his role. If he would played, we should have seen much more action scenes. Other players were average. Some characters, some typical pronunciation sticks to the player. We see Kadir Copdemir with same sort of character.

    The director tried to bring velocity to the movie by accelerating scenes. However for the velocity we need much more peculiarities.

    The movie is not bad on the whole; at least it gives us valuable clues about life itself.

    More like this

    Gülizar
    9.1
    Gülizar
    The Jungle
    9.0
    The Jungle
    Ask Yolu
    9.1
    Ask Yolu
    More
    7.0
    More
    The Eagle Path
    7.4
    The Eagle Path
    Çemberimde Gül Oya
    8.8
    Çemberimde Gül Oya
    Ihlamurlar Altinda
    8.1
    Ihlamurlar Altinda
    Jusqu'à la mort
    5.7
    Jusqu'à la mort
    Narco
    6.2
    Narco
    Rüzgârin Hatiralari
    7.4
    Rüzgârin Hatiralari
    Dar Elbise
    8.2
    Dar Elbise
    Yüregine Sor
    8.0
    Yüregine Sor

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Jean-Claude Van Damme refused to take a paycheck because he liked the script so much and was happy for not being typecast.
    • Connections
      References Scarface (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Sinav (Kosu Basladi)
      Lyrics and music composed by Ogün Sanlisoy

      (p) 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment Türkiye

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ17

    • How long is Exam?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 29, 2006 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Official site
      • Official site (Turkey)
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Exam
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Fida Film
      • Böcek Yapim
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,466,096
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in L'Exam (2006)
    Top Gap
    By what name was L'Exam (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.