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Silenced Tree

Original title: Ceviz Agaci
  • 2020
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
537
YOUR RATING
Serdar Orçin and Sezin Akbasogullari in Silenced Tree (2020)
Drama

Hayati is a small-town literature teacher and a one hit wonder author who tries helplessly to hold on to his past: his shattering marriage, his sick old mother, a decaying walnut tree and th... Read allHayati is a small-town literature teacher and a one hit wonder author who tries helplessly to hold on to his past: his shattering marriage, his sick old mother, a decaying walnut tree and the memory of his father. Instead of moving on with his life and taking control, he passivel... Read allHayati is a small-town literature teacher and a one hit wonder author who tries helplessly to hold on to his past: his shattering marriage, his sick old mother, a decaying walnut tree and the memory of his father. Instead of moving on with his life and taking control, he passively accepts its blows and is only interested in digging into the past.

  • Director
    • Faysal Soysal
  • Writer
    • Faysal Soysal
  • Stars
    • Serdar Orçin
    • Sezin Akbasogullari
    • Mert Yavuzcan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    537
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Faysal Soysal
    • Writer
      • Faysal Soysal
    • Stars
      • Serdar Orçin
      • Sezin Akbasogullari
      • Mert Yavuzcan
    • 12User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 21 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Serdar Orçin
    • Hayati
    Sezin Akbasogullari
    • Yaprak
    Mert Yavuzcan
    Mert Yavuzcan
    • Ahmet
    Kübra Kip
    • Serap
    Sebnem Dilligil
    • Kadife
    Riza Akin
    • Turgut
    Iskender Altin
    • Isa
    Murat Mahmutyazicioglu
    • Murat
    Serkan Bilgi
    • Serkan
    Levent Çimen
    • Rahmi
    Samet Çetinbas
    • Necmi
    Ilhan Görmek
    • Ismet
    Muttalip Müjdeci
    Muttalip Müjdeci
    • Sezai
    Burak Ozbaykus
    • Fizik Ögretmeni
    Ezgi Ay
    • Müzik Ögretmeni
    Halil Serhan Köse
    • Felsefe Ögretmeni
    Aydin Orak
    • Recai
    Aliye Çoban
    • Ayten
    • Director
      • Faysal Soysal
    • Writer
      • Faysal Soysal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews12

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    10Requemmr

    Literally, Charming

    I can summarize this film as: Spiritual reckoning with the past through literature... Meaningful, intense, complicated, sophisticated, intelligence et cetera... It was a good experience. Thank you Mr Soysal.
    10kadirustun

    Beautifully executed, masterfully told story

    It's captivating to watch the main character Hayati's story, as he struggles through a marriage and ends up discovering the real reason about his father's suicide. He seems to be "weak" in relation to his dominant wife, who rightfully resents Hayati for not delivering the things he promised.

    He seems unable to take a stand in the face of challenges of life and a bit lost in his own dreamy & idealistic & intellectual world. Just as he seems "incompetent" and "impotent," however, he is able to show rare courage by admitting to a crime he didn't commit.

    The director wants us to reflect on the question of whether we are responsible for actions we didn't take. It's not only our actions that place responsibility on our shoulders but also the things we didn't do.

    The story weaves together themes such as love, marriage, longing, idealism, power dynamics, repression, torture etc. Most striking theme, however, is how one can/should feel responsibility for things he/she didn't do.

    Great story, beautiful cinematography.

    Love it!
    10usibrahim

    a literary and visual masterpiece

    Usually art films are not absorbing. but I have to confess that this film is aborbing with it is art scenes, very succesfull visual and screenplay and also dialoges on art, phlipsophy and literature.
    10MrMozes

    Meaningful

    Everyone could be killer or victim. Man or girl. That really logical film in terms of social sexual equality. I believe that it ll be beneficial for all spectator...
    9ammehr-08227

    An impressive drama about life with literature

    The silent tree is a very attractive and impressive film that the audience gets involved with the problem of the main character of the film (Hayati) from the beginning. The right and good performances of the actors, the emotional and soulful music and the creative direction of the film have made it a worthy work to be admired and watched several times.

    This movie was so good that I watched it lovingly, enjoyed it and remembered it. I connected and identified with the story and the main character so much that I fell into a deep dream while watching it and saw myself in the form of that character. I will never forget the experience of watching this movie; A film that seemed to be a reflection of a part of my being.

    The character of "Hayati" is a talented writer whose secrets and issues in the past have prevented him from writing. His only book, which was a successful work and won awards, was written two years ago and since then, he has not even managed to write a short story! He has a failed marriage and his wife plans to divorce him after two years of love life. "Hayati" with all his intelligence and artistic literacy, disillusioned with his life, walks aimlessly in the streets of the city and tries to revive the dead tree of his mother's house, but none of these events are a vital issue for "Hayati". He is only looking for the answer to an old secret, and in the meantime, when he meets Ahmed's fiance "Serap", suddenly all the regrets and failures of his life come alive in his mind.

    The movie was so sad and touching that I could not control and hide my emotions. In three scenes of the movie, I cried and cried silently. The music of the film is very beautiful and soulful and reflects the inner feelings of the characters and their mental states and invites the audience to accompany them. Also, the acting of the actors is very believable, pleasant and lovable.

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2022 (Turkey)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • Turkey
    • Official site
      • main production company web site
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Ceviz Ağacı
    • Filming locations
      • Göynük, Bolu, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Balkon Film Production
      • Eshragh Animation
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
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