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User Rating:
7.5/10   868 votes
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Director:
Reha Erdem
Writer:
Reha Erdem (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 January 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, facing the immense sea, flanked by olive yards... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good and fun film, but needs a bit more polish... more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Ali Bey Kayali ... Yakup
Elit Iscan ... Yildiz
Bulent Yarar ... Imam (as Bülent Emin Yarar)
Taner Birsel ... Zekeriya
Yigit Özsener ... Yusuf
Selma Ergeç ... The Teacher
Tarik Sönmez ... Shepherd Davut
Köksal Engür ... Halil Dayi
Tilbe Saran ... Omer's Mother
Sevinç Erbulak ... Yakup's Mother
Nihan Asli Elmas ... Yildiz's Mother
Cüneyt Türel ... Grandfather
Harika Uysal ... Zeynep
Utku Baris Sarma ... Ali
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eren Akan ... Ismail
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Times and Winds (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)
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Runtime:
Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Turkey
Language:
Turkish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:6
Company:
Atlantik Film more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Omer: I pray every night. For him to die.
Omer's Friend: How's he going to die?
Omer: Out of sickness.
Omer's Friend: Has he not gotten better?
Omer: An accident, then.
Omer's Friend: Maybe he'd fall from the minaret!
Omer: A snake could bite him.
Omer's Friend: Even if it did, it wouldn't kill him.
Omer: Scorpion! Didn't uncle Halil's grandson die of a scorpion sting?
Omer's Friend: He was a baby, though.
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14 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
Good and fun film, but needs a bit more polish..., 19 September 2006
7/10
Author: Joblowski from United States

This film is surprisingly balanced in many ways. It manages to have quirky, humorous characters who are still pretty real and relatable. It manages to have a young star who is likable yet also has some evil thoughts. It's beautiful and slow, but not heavy and profound.

All in all, a very worthy film. However there were a few awkward, overdone scenes that broke the spell for me. In particular, those with a father trying to make his good for nothing sons be useful. One makes do, but the other is both lazy and dumb. These characters never felt real....or even interesting.

Also, a few moments were just a little too telegraphed; a little too obvious. When a girl is running with a little baby down a steep road, for instance...hmmm, I wonder what might happen?

It depicts rural, small town life near the Turkish coast and, accordingly, moves at a pretty slow pace. Might be a bit slow for some, but should be enjoyable nonetheless. The current rating is over 9 points. Way too high, in my opinion, but this film is still a good time.

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