Mommo - The Boogeyman

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Audience Member The only thing I will give away about this movie is that it is a "True Story" but I did not realize that until after I watched it. The relationship between the brother and sister in this movie is what every parent wishes the relationship between their kids could be- close where one watches after the other, but at the same time it doesn't allow the care giver to grow up as the taker doesn't know how to do any thing else but take. These roles took on meaning, sincerity and sadness. I remember thinking that the chemistry between the two children (ages 9-11 and 4-6) was astounding for such young unknown actors, but their chemistry was because they were siblings in the real world and they can, in fact act. There are subtitles and they move quickly. The dad is an ass, I don't know who the relative running the store is (maybe the deceased mother's brother) and the ailing grandfather (the mother's father) is the main caregiver and he is tired and ill. The living conditions are a true depiction of the poorer area of Turkey and a sad truth about what families may have to go through to survive. Tissues are needed if you have a soul! Not just a chick flick! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member çok çok içten ve doÄal.. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent children's movie. Crude, unsophisticated, innocent storytelling.Like any another great works of the genre, it is uncorrupted by words and rather lets us watch the characters and get to know them. It could bring out our empathy without even a hint of melodrama.And its got one of the saddest endings i've seen in movies in a while, which owes entirely to the way relationship between the siblings is drawn out throughout the movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member "Mommo" was written and directed by Atalay Tasdiken won several awards last year at film festivals including Best Director and Best Film at the International Children's Film Festival. The story is a drama about two orphan siblings Ahmet and Ayse played by real-life cousins, Mehmet Bülbül and Elif Bülbül who have been left in the care of their crippled grandfather after their widowed father left them for another family. All the two can really count on is each other. This is a beautifully shot film first of all. The quality and attention to detail really aid the story's tone. The story is set in a small village in Turkey and the children love to take their bed outside on the roof so that they can talk to each other before going to sleep without disturbing their grandfather. It is a hard life without a lot of money and the children have to help out in the household. In one scene, the boy is chopping food and you can see the flies all over the other food he already finished preparing. The two children are first-time actors and their performances are nothing short of amazing. They have fantastic chemistry helped by actually being family in real life. The character of Ahmet is always struggling with his inner grief for his mother and rage at his father for his behavior in basically denying them. His temper has gotten him into fights and he is often framed by the kid in his father's other family for things he didn't do. He is very protective of his sister and helps her with everything and takes care of raising her, watching her, educating, and feeding her. Ayse has a fear of the bogeyman and Ahmet tries to quiet those fears and assure her that nothing can happen to her and bravely offers to go first. Later in the movie, when he has to go up the stairs alone, it is revealed how much he is secretly just as terrified of them but never shows that to Ayse. Ayse is the picture of innocence and youth asking questions about the stars and continuing to be excited whenever her father comes around as if he might stay with them this time. She earnestly tells the kids around her when she has news of leaving town and they make fun of her chanting and it is the saddest thing ever. She's the prettiest little girl and the actor playing her brother is very sweet too so seeing all these people around them trying to figure out how to get them off their hands and the two of them not being cared for or nurtured by a parent is heart-breaking. Their aunt offers to take them away to Germany in a letter but it becomes clear that it isn't for family, but for work. Their mother's grave is nearby their temporary home and they talk to her often and plant flowers there. When their father meets them on the street, he informs Ahmet that he was already working at his age. How can a father betray his own children like that? He clearly has money in his new family and spends it recklessly on luxuries and if reminded he could use that money on the kids who need it, he shrugs it off and pretends he doesn't understand. It is a beautiful and sad story of love and loyalty and I recommend checking it out if you don't mind subtitles. DVD Extras: None. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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