Yazi tura (2004)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Ugur Yücel

Writer:

Ugur Yücel (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Yazi Tura (Toss Up) is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil"...

Plot Keywords:

Earthquake | Soldier | Terror | Violence | Kiss

Awards:

13 wins

Cast

Olgun Simsek	...	Seytan Ridvan
Kenan Imirzalioglu	...	Hayalet Cevher
Bahri Beyat	...	Baba Cemil
Engin Günaydin	...	Sencer
Teoman Kumbaracibasi	...	Teoman
Erkan Can	...	Firuz
Settar Tanriogen	...	Zeyyat
Mizgin Kapazan	...	Sefika
Levent Can	...	Hamit
Eli Mango	...	Tasula
Ahmet Mumtaz Taylan	...	Maki Amca
Ulku Duru	...	Melahat
Haldun Boysan	...	Muhittin
Sultan Gündüz	...	Rahime
Seda Akman	...	Nazan

Also Known As:

Korona-grammata (Greece) (festival title)
Toss-Up (International: English title)

Runtime:

Turkey:102 min (2 parts)

Country:

Turkey | Greece

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Cinegram

Trivia:

Ugur Yücel, the director wanted to cast Ozan Guven for a major part; but the actor was then working in Cem Yilmaz's G.O.R.A. (2004). The actor, however, appears for a few seconds as a soldier on the field alongside Olgun Simsek, the lead.

an amazing insight into Turkish ordeal

Yazi Tura is an amazing insight into Turkish ordeal. The story is wonderfully managed from start to finish and leaves the viewer with a cold realisation of how life can deal us the cruelest of hands. Ugur Yücel has caught the essence of military life and how it brings together young men to form close and personal relationships for short periods of time. The end of the relationship becomes the start of a new time, the main part of the story. It follows two such young men and how they have to adapt to civilian life. Many topics are brought to the front in the film. Depression and alcoholism leads to suicide. Homosexuality and even natural disaster play a major part. I recommend this movie as a 'must watch'