A powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale.
All in all, this is a carefully modulated plea for tolerance and mutual understanding.
60
Time OutDavid Fear
Time OutDavid Fear
The result is a fascinating, if somewhat scattered, meta attempt to straddle modernism and realism, creating an aesthetic purgatory oddly similar to the film's geographical one.
50
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
If director Asli Özge has said something about modern-day Istanbul, she's done it in fairly broad strokes that may be too far apart for the sake of a discernible narrative.
40
Empire
Empire
Despite one or two nice moments and the naturalistic tone, it's all a bit of a slog.