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09/10/2015 Three Turkish children grow up in a small village. Omer is the son of the local Imam, a sickly man who Omer wishes would die. Yakup is obsessed with his teacher. Yildiz has trouble balancing the demands of school with household duty to her baby brother. A beautiful looking, atmospheric film that paints a detailed picture of life in rural Turkey, but probably bites off too much by trying to follow three major characters. Each child's story seems too sketchy. See more 03/27/2015 The cinematography and music are beautiful. The connection between nature and life is evident as is the triumph of nature (and thus time) over life. All juxtaposed against three young teens coming of age in a tough traditional Turkish Muslim mountain village where animals can always be heard. Add to this the cycles of birth and death, of love and pain and of the never breaking patterns of familial abuse continued generation after generation. It seems that the director is saying, however, that there is hope with love and with the beauty of nature. See more 02/19/2014 sevemedigim ilk reha erdem filmi. See more 09/26/2010 The quiet and poetic quality of this coming of age story enables it to rise above the overdone elements of the genre. Each of the three leads turns in a solid performance. The themes of losing innocence and unforgiveness loom large in the film, and the filmmakers take great pains to show the painful scars that result. Growing up in the world of this film is a scary proposition. Real loss occurs, and the benefit is unclear. See more 12/09/2009 Wow. Visually this movie is as good as any I've seen. A couple of panoramic shots of the Turkish See more 09/16/2009 Beautiful. My only complaint is that while Arvo Pärt's score is haunting and wonderful, its repetition throughout minimized the music's impact during more climactic parts. Cinematography is stunning. See more Read all reviews

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