Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Serhan Ergören | ... | Okul Müdür Yardimcisi |
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Serkan Keskin | ... | Selman Bulut |
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Ahmet Çevik | ... | Okul Müdürü |
Umut Kurt | ... | Efrahim Caner | |
Mustafa Kirantepe | ... | Bayram Varol | |
Erkan Kolçak Köstendil | ... | Süpermen | |
Hazal Kaya | ... | Zeynep Bulut | |
Osman Sonant | ... | Cihan Demir | |
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Yasar Üzer | ... | Muammer Sirin (as Yasar Kadir Üzer) |
Öner Erkan | ... | Gökhan Sevinc | |
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Ahmet Kaynak | ... | Lokman |
Büsra Pekin | ... | Nebahat Kuzu | |
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Özgür Çevik | ... | Tolga |
Boglarka Csösz | ... | Olga Dimitrova | |
Serdar Orçin | ... | Ferdi Temir |
Selman is a former boxer who once was interested in anthropology, an extraordinary imam who now works in a mosque. One day, while praying in the mosque, gunshots are echoed. One of the people inside collapses and dies. The police come to the scene and collect the first evidence and start the investigation process. He takes action after this event and decides to resolve the case through some people and circumstances he suspects. Every clue leads to an unexpected point and the events become increasingly mysterious.
Seen at the Warsaw IFF 2014.
Selman is an imam, conducting prayers in a small mosque in the city. He lives a rather peaceful life, playing chess via text messages and practicing baglama (a Turkish stringed instrument). Until one day two shots are fired inside the mosque and one of the praying men collapses to the floor. All hell breaks loose and - to make things worse - his dear daughter introduces her husband-to-be...
The film is not flawless. Perhaps there's a bit too much a bit silly music in it (NOT the songs - those are brilliant), maybe the climax scene is a little too long. But believe me, those are minor flaws; what you remember when leaving the cinema is a delightful mixture of a classic whodunnit, a funny (sometimes very funny) comedy and a modern look on Muslim religion illustrated by very well thought over photography (the Turks have been getting us used to it lately) and flawlessly performed (see the last comment). It's a thrill ride also, the plot thickens, new threads develop and - yes, you guessed it - nearly everybody around could benefit or at least wish the victim death.
Go see it and have fun.