Mommo (2009)

A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.

Director:

Atalay Tasdiken

Writer:

Atalay Tasdiken (screenplay)

Stars:

Elif Bülbül, Mehmet Bülbül, Mete Dönmezer

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elif Bülbül	...	Ayse
Mehmet Bülbül	...	Ahmet
Mete Dönmezer	...	Hasan Dede
Mustafa Uzunyilmaz	...	Kazim
Mehmet Usta	...	Istanbullu Bakkal
Özcan Ucar	...	Gutseren
Kerem Petek	...	Abidim
Hanim Bülbül	...	Dandu
Mehmet Cigdem	...	Hüseyin
Ali Bakir	...	Ibrahim
Raziye Güleroglu	...	Raziye
Samet Kavakli	...	Top oynayan cocuklar (child playing soccer)
Argun Ege	...	Top oynayan cocuklar (child playing soccer) (as Argun Ege Tazdiken?)
Can Sever	...	Top oynayan cocuklar (child playing soccer)
Baris Sever	...	Top oynayan cocuklar (child playing soccer)

Storyline

A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Turkey]

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Bauk

Filming Locations:

Hüyük, Konya, Turkey

Company Credits

Production Co:

At Yapim

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Hicaz Pesrev
Traditional

User Reviews

Oo sweet childhood, where art thou?

They say the first is from your heart, be it a book, or be it a film. This beautiful film Atalay Tasdiken's debut, will catch you directly from your heart, and it will leave you with a sweet and bitter taste paradoxically. Like time itself. The past was once, we were kids once. But no longer. The film depicts the holding/together of two siblings, one boy and one girl. The elder brother is taking care of his little sister. Their father married to another woman doesn't care about them. Their grandfather is desperate and helpless as he cannot take care of them properly. The boy's strong stance in the face of everything that hurts and comes over them is heroic. Too human, too minimal in a small corner of the world in Turkey, Konya in a village. But if you see the film it is going to open the doors of universal human condition before your eyes into your heart. It is pure poetry and the visuals are stunning and without exaggeration. Just see the film, and remember that once we were kids, that we had unconditional love for our brothers or sisters, that we are fragile! Mommo is one of those films with magic touch and sense of masterful simplicity! Listen to the music of simple and bare life. Sad but sweet! Enjoy it...