The director of ‘Uzak’ and ‘Climates’, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, has established himself as one of the new masters of cinema. With this noir drama he extends his range to a new genre, and won the Best Director prize in Cannes 2008. Eyüp takes the blame for his politician boss, Servet, after a hit and run accident. In return, he accepts a pay-off, believing it will make life for his wife Hacer and teenage son more secure. Wanting to help her son, Hacer approaches Servet for an advance, but soon gets involved with him. When Eyüp returns from prison the tension between the four reaches a climax.
Special Feature
Interview with Nuri Bilge Ceylan
109 minutes
Turkish with English subtitles
Dolby Digital 5.1
Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director
Filmography Selected
Nuri Bilge Ceylan was born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1959. After graduating from Engineering Department of Bosphorus University, Istanbul, he studied film-making for two years at Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul.
Details of his films and photographic work are on his
website
| 1995 |
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KOZA (COCOON)
Cannes 1995 - 20 min. |
| 1997 |
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KASABA (THE SMALL TOWN)
Berlin 1998 |
| 1999 |
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THE CLOUDS OF MAY (MAYIS SIKINTISI)
Berlin 2000 - Competition |
| 2003 |
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UZAK (DISTANT)
Cannes 2003 – Grand Prix and Two Best Actor Prizes |
| 2006 |
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CLIMATES (IKLIMLER)
Cannes 2006 – Competition |
| 2008 |
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THREE MONKEYS (ÜÇ MAYMUN)
Cannes 2008 – Best Director Prize
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Director
Producer
Co-producers
Scriptwriters
Director of Photography
Editors
Art Director
Sound Engineer
Sound Editor
Sound Mixer
Production Coordination
Yavuz Bingöl
Hatice Aslan
Ahmet Rıfat Sungar
Ercan Kesa
Cafer Köse
Gürkan Aydın
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CAST
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Zeynep Özbatur
Fabienne Vonier
Valerio De Paolis
Cemal Noyan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan
Ercan Kesal
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Gökhan Tiryaki
Ayhan Ergürsel
Bora Göksingöl
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan
Murat Senürkmez
Umut Senyol
Olivier Goinard
Arda Topaloglu
Eyüp
Hacer
Ismail
Servet
Bayram
The child
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ZEYNOFILM - NBC FILM - PYRAMIDE PRODUCTIONS - BIM DISTRIBUZIONE
In association with IMAJ
With the participation of Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Eurimages and CNC
COLOUR – 109 MINUTES - HD - 35mm - DOLBY SR SRD - CINEMASCOPE TURKEY / FRANCE / ITALY
One of the most exciting film-makers around right now…I didn’t want this masterly film to end
Edward Lawrenson The Big Issue
A film of formidable power that sticks in the mind -
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Philip French The Observer
In terms of intelligence and cinematic invention, this tantalizing film carries a thrill entirely its own
Jonathan Romney Independent on Sunday -
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A tantalising, gorgeous-looking film, brooding with mysteries... The clarity and composition of cinematographer Gökhan Tiryaki’s framings are extraordinary. So is the sound design which drips with tension. The performances are uniformly excellent...A fascinating film that, once seen, is hard to dislodge from your imagination.
Sukhdev Sandhu The Daily Telegraph -
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Ceylan is quietly becoming a major force in European cinema
Anthony Quinn The Independent -
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of the great masters of arthouse cinema, and his latest film is an intriguing and beautiful noir drama...this is arresting cinema...An engrossing work, it looks wonderful and every frame is dense with intelligence...The rigour and intensity of Three Monkeys is invigorating – it is nourishing in a way few other films are.
Peter Bradshaw The Guardian
This hypnotic Turkish thriller...no less unconventional or remarkable (as Uzak and Climates)...
James Christopher The Times
‘Ceylan…an intriguing director at the top of his game…’
Dave Calhoun Time Out -
read the full review ‘...a heady noir: death, money and sex...’
‘...all noir, but unmistakably Ceylan too..’
Ryan Gilby New Statesman
‘Superbly crafted film....full of dark irony...’
Tom Dawson Total Film
“SEE IT AND MARVEL”
Geoff Andrew Time Out
Sight and Sound review by Jonathan Romney ‘This confirms Ceylan’s status as one of the few, new, great names that have emerged in the last decade. It is also a renewal of his talent in the noir genre.’
Michel Ciment, Positif, France
