I liked the thoughtful pace of the film and its well done production on a low budget. There is dry humor here and there. The portrayal of roles in a patriarchal society is well done. The interactions between bus owner and employees are simple yet very telling.
The character of Seher as written is problematic from my American perspective, but I think it may represent the confused feminism of a society still bound to patriarchal religion and family structures. It seemed to answer a long-asked question in my mind about intelligent and well educated women in Islamic societies. Seher should know better about pregnancy and the consequences, but does not. She should have addressed her pregnancy earlier, but did not. She is an immobilized conformist.
Nihat, the watcher, seems to represent the angry conformist, who is awakened by the losses he has suffered yet is still trapped in a male society without true compassion. He is frustratingly well played by Olgun Simsek.
The ending seemed less profound than expedient. These lives were made pointless by the characters' inability to see beyond the horizons offered by culture and tradition. I am not sure this was the point of the film, but it certainly left me with that impression.
The character of Seher as written is problematic from my American perspective, but I think it may represent the confused feminism of a society still bound to patriarchal religion and family structures. It seemed to answer a long-asked question in my mind about intelligent and well educated women in Islamic societies. Seher should know better about pregnancy and the consequences, but does not. She should have addressed her pregnancy earlier, but did not. She is an immobilized conformist.
Nihat, the watcher, seems to represent the angry conformist, who is awakened by the losses he has suffered yet is still trapped in a male society without true compassion. He is frustratingly well played by Olgun Simsek.
The ending seemed less profound than expedient. These lives were made pointless by the characters' inability to see beyond the horizons offered by culture and tradition. I am not sure this was the point of the film, but it certainly left me with that impression.