The Play

I adored 'Oyun'. This movie is about the daily lives of women peasants and their goal to stage a play with the director of the village school. Among the things they have to do in the routine of their daily lives, they create time for the rehearsals and commit themselves to the play. It's an experience both for these women and their families who never witnessed a mom's/wife's asking for something only for herself! The story is not something unheard of, but the way these women act are so natural that at some point you feel like they forgot the cameras being there. Pelin Esmer seems like she was able to both direct them and be out of their sight at the same time. I saw this movie in Istanbul Film Festival when it was screened for the first time and almost the whole village was there! How happy and proud they were, you can't imagine. Unfortunately, to enjoy this documentary throughly you must be either Turkish or someone who witnessed the rural life in Turkey. You have to have an idea about these women and the life they lead.They are so much as they are in 'Oyun' that I've never seen a real actor act that real!