In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.
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"All we know is to keep our record, The rest is the will of the Lord"
One of the best film I've ever seen. Every bit of it has been nourished by its artists through their performances. The story as well as the music used in the film has become its beauty. Audience will witness survival of two unknown poets who fights for their fortune and love against TB.
The cast is very good and their performance is so extraordinary that makes the story more touchy. This movie has successfully introduced those two poets and their sad story to the world.
In the poetic view, this movie included a number of beautiful poems. Every one of those is spectacular. One of those has been given earlier.
One of the best film I've ever seen. Every bit of it has been nourished by its artists through their performances. The story as well as the music used in the film has become its beauty. Audience will witness survival of two unknown poets who fights for their fortune and love against TB.
The cast is very good and their performance is so extraordinary that makes the story more touchy. This movie has successfully introduced those two poets and their sad story to the world.
In the poetic view, this movie included a number of beautiful poems. Every one of those is spectacular. One of those has been given earlier.
You must definitely see this movie if you want to get lost among the beautiful scenes and poetry of course.
Without hesitating I can say that this is the best movie of Yılmaz Erdoğan. Art for Man's sake. I was very impressed by the movie.
I also would like to congratulate Director of Photography and Art Director. They did an outstanding job. Mert Fırat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the roles of two poets who died at early ages, performed very well. Friendship of these poets whose only concern is writing poets, is above everything. They spend most of their time together, try to get their poets published, like the same girl, go to the same sanatorium because of the same disease - TB.
Throughout the movie, poet is always in the middle of everything.
I remembered I missed poetry so much. After all, love is the pretext for poetry.
Without hesitating I can say that this is the best movie of Yılmaz Erdoğan. Art for Man's sake. I was very impressed by the movie.
I also would like to congratulate Director of Photography and Art Director. They did an outstanding job. Mert Fırat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the roles of two poets who died at early ages, performed very well. Friendship of these poets whose only concern is writing poets, is above everything. They spend most of their time together, try to get their poets published, like the same girl, go to the same sanatorium because of the same disease - TB.
Throughout the movie, poet is always in the middle of everything.
I remembered I missed poetry so much. After all, love is the pretext for poetry.
poetic, touching, admirable work, Turkish at all for each detail, for music and for the emotion after its end. a film about poetry, love, life made in a special manner. the flavors, the decisions, the frame of soap opera and the scent of old films, the traces of tradition and the delicate story are mixed in a wise science of essence exploration. it is one of necessaries proofs about the art of Kivanc Tatlitug who is more than a cute guy and ideal choice for soap operas but, in same measure, for the art of Yimalz Erdogan. sentimental in deep measure, it is one of beautiful occasions to discover the roots and the force of a cultural space. and that fact is basis for the feeling to be front to a personal experience more than a film. because each piece seems be so real and the case of two young Turkish poets has the virtue to be universal.
Visually it is very beautiful and the plot is decent, although sometimes it is quite slow; it is a good turkish drama.
10evinyil
2,5 hours... Wish the movie was even longer, wish I had the chance to walk into that screen and live in that movie together.
Visually it did remind me of Gladiator due to amazing scenery and La vita e Bella due to colors and era. But as a whole it was something else, something touching, heart breaking and still full of humor. If I need to explain it with one word, it was poetic in each and every moment.
Life of 3 poets. One very well known and experienced and two young and talented. A friendship that is bond with life and death. It should be really hard to capture it all but Yilmaz Erdogan did a great job as a director and actor. Two young poets, Kivanc Tatlitug and Mert Firat just makes you feel each and every moment of their life, their pain and their happiness so perfectly.
I plan to see it again at the theater and keep telling the people that it deserves a chance at the film festivals around the world.
Visually it did remind me of Gladiator due to amazing scenery and La vita e Bella due to colors and era. But as a whole it was something else, something touching, heart breaking and still full of humor. If I need to explain it with one word, it was poetic in each and every moment.
Life of 3 poets. One very well known and experienced and two young and talented. A friendship that is bond with life and death. It should be really hard to capture it all but Yilmaz Erdogan did a great job as a director and actor. Two young poets, Kivanc Tatlitug and Mert Firat just makes you feel each and every moment of their life, their pain and their happiness so perfectly.
I plan to see it again at the theater and keep telling the people that it deserves a chance at the film festivals around the world.
Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Turkey to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.
- GoofsWhen they travel to Istanbul with a ship, a radio newscast announces that the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor attack was on December 7, 1941, which was winter time in Turkey. Back in the 40's, winters were very strong and they can't be traveling on the deck of the ship without coats or any kind of winter wear as depicted in the movie.
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Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu: What is beautiful, Is that we're alive,
Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu: Not that one day, We will die.
- SoundtracksKelebegin Ruyasi
Written by Yilmaz Erdogan
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- The Butterfly's Dream
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- Zonguldak, Turkey(location)
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- $15,000,000 (estimated)
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- $11,028,096
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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