Mandira Filozofu
- 2014
- 1h 49m
Mustafaali, as a person who left the modern life behind him and lives in Cokertme Village, spends his days by reading books. Mustafaali, a person who is against working, satisfies all his vi... Read allMustafaali, as a person who left the modern life behind him and lives in Cokertme Village, spends his days by reading books. Mustafaali, a person who is against working, satisfies all his vital needs from the blessing of nature. Cavit, on the other hand, is a rich businessman who... Read allMustafaali, as a person who left the modern life behind him and lives in Cokertme Village, spends his days by reading books. Mustafaali, a person who is against working, satisfies all his vital needs from the blessing of nature. Cavit, on the other hand, is a rich businessman who lives in Istanbul.
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The future of his existence is threatened by hotshot Istanbul property developer Cavit (Rasim Öztekin), who wants to buy the land and build hotels, spas and other tourism-dedicated amenities on it. There follows a familiar struggle between two world-views, interspersed with a rather superficial subplot involving the hermit's cousin Halilibrahim (Hakan Bulut) and his much-postponed plans to marry sweetheart Gulsah (Begüm Öner).
THE GOOD LIFE meets WHISKY GALORE! in a predictable comedy containing its fair share of offensive material, no more so than in a couple of sequences where a male character urinates on one of the female protagonists (Gulnihal Demir), and another female (Ayda Aksel) steps in a cowpat, and is subsequently put off eating tomatoes for life once she discovers that they are fertilized in dung. The characterization is perfunctory, the humor defiantly sexist, making us understand how decades of feminist activism have scarcely impinged on mainstream filmmakers' collective consciousnesses.
And yet, and yet ... Müfit Can Sacinti's film contains a kernel of truth beneath its surface banality. As in many rapidly industrializing nations, it seems that development in the Turkish Republic continues unabated, with many beauty-spots destroyed in the name of so-called "progress." The fact that the economy is in a fragile state does not deter rich capitalists from defacing the land in the search of yet more wealth and power. The hermit's world-view might be superficial, the product of a town-resident with little or no knowledge of how the countryside works; but it is worthwhile taking into account and reflecting on. We might not be able to arrest the march of progress, but at least we can try to look for personal and spiritual contentment within ourselves.
the story of a poor man who owns the land by the sea and a rich man who wants own it.
It is like Ayn Rand's atlas shredded or Pink floyds The wall...
The meaning of our life etc...
If you go deep you may not find acting worthy or outstanding but natural at most.
Funny and makes you think a lot and deep...
Thumbs up!
I definitely advise you to watch it but the farm life is not as full of enjoyment as they show in the movie. There are a lot of counter arguments coming in to mind if you have general knowledge of philosophical approaches.
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- TriviaWhen Mustafa Ali and Cavit meets for the 2nd time to negotiate the sale of the land, Mustafa Ali says that Cavit has another 30 yrs to live to reach his 90s. In fact, Cavit (Rasim Oztekin) died only 7 yrs after the movie.
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- Gross worldwide
- $4,080,294
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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