Asiklar Bayrami

I'm not that much into turkish movies, but when I saw the trailer on Netflix, an old guy holding a Saz in his hands had to watch it, while my father was also Saz teacher. The movie is a nice reflection of anger and love combined, it touches you, while you sometimes feels the same feeling's against your loved ones. Definitely worth watching, the acting is GREAT, the cinematography is great!! Kivanc is really a great actor, it was beyond my expectations. A journey that also shows you the eastern parts of Turkey, the hospitality of the people living there, culture, traditions... the love for the Saz, which is really a big part of the culture, especially in the middle eastern part on turkey...

What a beautiful movie I have just watched! It was unbelievably slow but also unbelievably beautiful...

Nothing exciting is happening in this movie. Most of the time, you will be just watching two main characters, a father and his 39-year old son, driving in a car through eastern Turkey and barely speaking to each other. Minimum actions and minimum words... This movie is not entertaining at all ... this movie is more like a much needed nap after a busy day at work ... it is like a sip of fresh spring water on a long hike... Breathtaking scenery of eastern Turkey and genuine honest emotions delivered by Kivanc Tatlitug and Settar Tanriogen - that is what will make your heart melt.

Both leading actors delivered outstanding performances but Kivanc is the one who simply blew my mind. How an actor not only is able to share such strong beautiful emotions with the audience but also does it so sincerely and naturally that makes me truly empathize with this lost little (39-year old) boy and makes me feel his pain as it is my own! Empathy... these feelings often get lost in the modern hi-tech world. Hats off to Kivanc for bringing them back! I hope to see more of him in the future in movies like this one.

This movie was a nice ending to my busy holiday weekend. It is a movie about forgiveness... about forgiving and being forgiven. We need more movies like this one in our fast paced life - movies that are unbelievably slow but also unbelievably beautiful... movies that gently remind us that life itself is unbelievably short but also unbelievably beautiful and there is absolutely no room for hard feelings in it, no matter how hard we try to keep them there.

I know that I will watch this movie again.

A very touching story of a lost son & father relationship. Connecting childhood memories while trying to walk over a broken relationship bridge between the past and today, knowing there is not much time left to re-build. Cinematography and acting is five Stars. For whom have lived in Anatolia for some time, or from this land, or traveled there and are familiar with this culture will undoubtedly enjoy the music, scenery, and story more than many of us. Congratulations on bringing us something that is different, not revealing what was the real story behind why the father left his son behind and leave it to our imagination, Everyone can guess and complete their own story in the blanks.

Like all Ozcan Alper films, this is a quiet, reflective film that deviates from the mainstream. Don't expect fuss or thrills. Immerse yourself in a pensive journey with Yusuf and Heves Ali masterfully acted by kivanc tatlitug and settar tanriogen and let the tears flow. The cinematography is also stunning and the folk music is beautiful. The film's theme is summarised towards the end ... it is not always about happy endings or problem resolutions ... even when time is running out, it is often difficult to open up and resolve deep rooted relationship issues and overcome deep seated hurt. A beautiful film that should be watched.

In Netflix's coercive universe of puzzling, superficial and fast-paced, mostly duplicate movies and TV shows, this movie stands elsewhere. This cinematic language may seem a bit challenging for someone who is used to today's illusion of speed, but someone who leaves himself to that flow can find the courage to face many emotions he has suppressed. One of the strongest aspects of the film is that it is adapted from Kemal Varol's novel of the same name. In particular, a phrase that became the motto of the film and was constantly shared on social media was quite interesting: "Daddy (papa) is an unfinished word." Indeed, "pa" is one of the first syllables that babies say, when they repeat that syllable repeatedly, "papa" comes out, as if they are trying to say a word that starts with "pa".

A little bit melancolic but speed of the movie was like meditation. Also Congrats for Kivanc Tatlitug to his performance.