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Winter Sleep

Original title: Kis Uykusu
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 16m
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Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen in Winter Sleep (2014)
Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal with whom he has a stormy relationship and his sister Necla who is suffering from her recent divorce. In winter as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but also an inescapable place that fuels their animosities...
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A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.

  • Director
    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  • Writers
    • Ebru Ceylan
    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Anton Chekhov
  • Stars
    • Haluk Bilginer
    • Melisa Sözen
    • Demet Akbag
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    53K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,728
    530
    • Director
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Writers
      • Ebru Ceylan
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
      • Anton Chekhov
    • Stars
      • Haluk Bilginer
      • Melisa Sözen
      • Demet Akbag
    • 132User reviews
    • 182Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 33 nominations

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    Haluk Bilginer
    Haluk Bilginer
    • Aydin
    Melisa Sözen
    Melisa Sözen
    • Nihal
    Demet Akbag
    Demet Akbag
    • Necla
    Ayberk Pekcan
    Ayberk Pekcan
    • Söför Hidayet
    Serhat Mustafa Kiliç
    Serhat Mustafa Kiliç
    • Imam Hamdi
    • (as Serhat Kiliç)
    Nejat Isler
    Nejat Isler
    • Ismail
    Tamer Levent
    Tamer Levent
    • Suavi
    Nadir Saribacak
    Nadir Saribacak
    • Ögretmen Levent
    Mehmet Ali Nuroglu
    Mehmet Ali Nuroglu
    • Otel Müsterisi Timur
    Emirhan Doruktutan
    Emirhan Doruktutan
    • Ilyas
    Ekrem Ilhan
    Ekrem Ilhan
    • Atçi Ekrem
    Rabia Özel
    • Fatma
    Fatma Deniz Yildiz
    • Sevda
    Masaki Murao
    • Japon Turist Erkek
    Junko Yokomizo
    • Japon Turist Kadin
    Gülsen Özbakan
    • Hamdi Anne
    Özlem Erol
    • Aydin Hizmetçi
    Güler Kiliç
    • Suavi Hizmetçi
    • Director
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Writers
      • Ebru Ceylan
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
      • Anton Chekhov
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    • Trivia
      Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan revealed that he had more than 200 hours of material and his original cut was 4 hours 30 minutes. He then "worked hard" to make it down to 3 hours 15 minutes.
    • Goofs
      The books in Aydin's hands change during the argument with his wife.
    • Quotes

      Necla: Philanthropy isn't tossing a bone to a hungry dog, it's sharing when you are just as hungry.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Perdida, Sueño de Invierno y One Direction (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Sonata in A major D959 - Andantino
      Composed by Franz Schubert

    User reviews132

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    8/10
    A rich portrait of interpersonal tensions and emotional sufferings
    Mr Nuri Bilge Ceylan had made adventurous efforts in his movie "Winter Sleep". Rewardingly, Palme d'Or Awards was passed onto his hands in 2014. A stunning feature of this movie was the eloquence of major characters. Because of this distinct feature, the audiences need feel comfortable to catch up with a large amount of intellectual debates and accusative questionings between the characters, in order to tap into the characters' inner worlds.

    During three hours and sixteen minutes, a rich and deep portrait of various emotional sufferings are gradually unfolded. The audiences are exposed to intense conflicts between the rich and the poor, a complacent brother and his critical divorcée sister, an egoistic husband and an unhappy young wife and also a naive philanthropist and a resentful villager. Also, there are explosions and accumulations of negative emotional outbursts such as distrust, prejudice, loneliness, fear, suffocation, delusion, cynicism, hopelessness and hatred.

    While viewing these interpersonal tensions and emotional despairs, it seems to me that our characters were all wearing shackles which had stopped them from finding their true inner strength. For Aydin, the shackle was his distrust and emotional rigidity. For Necla, it was her disapproving attitude and reluctance to change. For Nihal, it was her pessimistic view of her future. For Hamdi, it was his deeply-rooted shame and hatred towards the rich. For Hamid's little son Ilysa, it was his inability to fight against social unfairness. For Hamdi's bother Ismail, it was his involuntary submissiveness and unresisting. And perhaps due to these emotional scars, they all felt deprived of freedom and thus pushed each other into corners in order to feel justified.

    Mr Nuri Bilge Ceylan opened an abundance of philosophical discussions in this movie. Seemingly he was unwilling to provide effective solution to ease any of these social and interpersonal tensions depicted in the movie. Nevertheless, Mr Ceylan did examine Aydin's self-revelation after he clashed with his sister Necla and his wife Nihal. When Aydin's false ego was badly stricken, the loneliness and pain in Aydin's heart must have been unbearably agonizing. From that moment, the movie started to openly unveil Aydin's vulnerabilities. He contemplated at his parents' graveyard. His messy hair was flying nowhere in the snow, looking terribly sad. When he showed genuine care to the young motorcyclist, that warmth didn't returned back to him. The releasing of a wild horse back to Anatolia steppe could indicate his longing to loosen his own rigidity and forceful mind. While waiting for his run-away train to Istanbul, he frankly demanded the company of his assistance Hidayet. He paid attention to a dead fox lying beside the rails in the snow and even checked birds of prey on the nearby tree. He watched the dying rabbit pitifully during hunting. At the end of the movie, Aydin admitted to himself that he was unable to live through life without Nihal. At this point, when Aydin acknowledged his emotional vulnerabilities, it appeared that he regained his peace and order, and even kicked off his long-term writing project on "the History of Turkish Theatre". Aydin perhaps realized that he no longer needed to be the superior one who was emotionally distant to people and himself, who felt like a king by being a columnist in his imaged kingdom, who loved his own civilized manner to contrast others'clumsiness, who was relying on rigidity to feel strong…

    Overall, this is a thought-provoking movie, managed by a master director and performed by impeccable cast. I would love to watch this movie again after a few years, as I wish to comprehend more of its richness and depth when life rewards me with more personal experiences.
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    • Jan 19, 2015

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 2014 (Turkey)
    • Countries of origin
      • Turkey
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Turkish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Зимова сплячка
    • Filming locations
      • Cappadoccia, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • NBC Film
      • Memento Films Production
      • Bredok Filmproduction
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      • $4,018,705
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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