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Ivy

Original title: Sarmasik
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
15K
YOUR RATING
Ivy (2015)
TurkishDramaFantasyThriller

When the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.When the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.When the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.

  • Director
    • Tolga Karaçelik
  • Writer
    • Tolga Karaçelik
  • Stars
    • Nadir Saribacak
    • Hakan Karsak
    • Kadir Çermik
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Writer
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Stars
      • Nadir Saribacak
      • Hakan Karsak
      • Kadir Çermik
    • 17User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Nadir Saribacak
    Nadir Saribacak
    • Cenk
    Hakan Karsak
    Hakan Karsak
    • Nadir
    Kadir Çermik
    Kadir Çermik
    • Ismail
    Özgür Emre Yildirim
    • Alper
    Osman Alkas
    • Beybaba
    Seyithan Özdemir
    • Kürt
    Baki Kurtulus
    • Denizci
    Ömer Acar
    • Efendi Kaptan
    Bahtiyar Ergün
    • Bekir
    Serkan Öztürk
    • Asçi
    • Director
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Writer
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews17

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    6gmac-9

    Interesting... right up until it wasn't

    Things are happening. Suspense is building. Then some loose ends unfold and the credits roll. Thanks for nothing. There are films that leave the viewer to fill in some blanks, I get it... but this movie didn't guide us toward anything less than a million possible conclusions.
    10demokanatasoy

    A masterpiece

    This is one of the best psychological thrillers I've ever watched. The vision, use of music and sound, editing and most of all, perfection of dialogue. Creating tension step by step with characters that are so unpredictable that anything can happen at any moment! The turn, into supernatural was so natural that even the characters ignore that and kept going like everything was normal! If this movie was made in the u.s. the world was still talking about it...
    7tenshi_ippikiookami

    What to do when there is nothing to do

    "Sarmaşık" is a little surprise, a gripping and twisting story about six men that have to stay on board a ship when the owner of the cargo ship goes bankrupt. Till the owner is found and things can be resolved, the six men will try to keep the ship clean and in good condition. The group includes the captain, an experienced sailor, a guy that works in the kitchen, a silent and very very tall guy and a couple of pot smokers... Pretty soon things turn sour.

    The film is a study about solitude, the purposeless of life, the power fights between men... And it does a great job in delivering in all of those topics. The focus is clear, the direction tight and the acting helps. The characters are a little bit archetype (you know who is going to be trouble from second one) and it plays its cards with too much ambiguity (it tries to leave options open to the viewer, but sometimes it backfires). But those are minor problems, and the slow-burning pace and amazing atmosphere are the cherry on the top of a great movie, really worth checking.
    8berkeyegen

    IT'S A REAL THRILLER MOVIE

    I believe every movie should be judged from its best side first. Even though ''Ivy'' ends with an open-ended ending, it is a movie that should be given a chance because of the actors' acting as if you were watching from there, and a real sense of tension that gradually builds up.
    5m_durukal

    Another one without an end

    Yeah, it is reflecting the inner status of people who have to be in the same place together and Their emotions. they have to put up with others. It reflects life. Sometimes you try to pull someone close to you to construct a unity in a population. But so what? Personally I don't like stories without a powerful end.

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    Related interests

    Tarik Akan and Serif Sezer in Yol (1982)
    Turkish
    Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
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    Thriller

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While shooting the scene that Beybaba (Osman Alkas) gathers everyone on the deck and reprimands them, Nadir Saribacak (Cenk) laughed for real. Osman Alkas didn't break the character and just slapped Nadir while saying "What are you laughing for?"
    • Goofs
      In one scene the characters talk about how many times they've watched the movies on the boat over again because there are only 10 of them. Later we see a collection of movies that is significantly more than 10 next to the TV.
    • Connections
      References RoboCop (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Deniz Üstü Köpürür
      Performed by Cem Karaca

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2015 (Turkey)
    • Countries of origin
      • Turkey
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site (Turkey)
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Sarmaşık
    • Production companies
      • Cine Chromatix
      • Insignia Productions
      • Jomami Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $78,862
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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