Tamam miyiz? (Are We Complete?*)
Title: Tamam miyiz?
Director: Cagan Irmak
Score: 8.5/10
There aren't many Turkish films that make me feel sorry for the international audience for the misfortune of not being able to fully understand the emotion as some things are always lost in translation. This film is one of them.
The film shows the unlikely friendship of two men who come from two different social classes. On the one hand there is Temmuz (July) who struggles with society and his father due to his homosexuality and on the other hand is Ihsan who has the same problems due to his severe disability. The two governing relationships shown in the film are the relationships of the mothers with their sons and the friendship of Ihsan and Temmuz.
Despite all their differences Ihsan and Temmuz find common ground in the issues they have with society and their fathers and try to be complete with each other.
Cagan Irmak is one of my favourite directors as I think he has mastered the art of depicting raw emotion. The acting may almost seem a bit theatrical for non-Turkish viewers but it really conveys the behaviour of Turkish people. He was widely praised for his movie Babam ve Oglum (My Father and My Son*) although this shows that his not-as-popular films are just as well made.
Cagan Irmak is a masterpiece with soundtracks and this film was no exception. The soundtrack always served to heighten the effects of the film without being overdone. The camera work was equally exceptional-dragging the audience into the movie at times and leaving the audience as spectators at others. The acting was superb. Aras Bulut Iyinemli proved he was up to a challenge with his difficult role as Ihsan and he really succeeded. Deniz Celiloglu as Temmuz was no less inspiring. Zuhal Gencer and Sumru Yavrucuk were also exceptional supporting actresses.
Watch this movie. You will not be disappointed. It's leaps and bounds ahead of some of the more internationally acclaimed Turkish movies.
* These are not the official translations. I have just tried to translate the titles as best as I could.
* This movie poster is taken from http://www.beyazperde.com/filmler/film-221934/fotolar/detay/?cmediafile=21051087. It is low enough in resolution that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
Director: Cagan Irmak
Score: 8.5/10
There aren't many Turkish films that make me feel sorry for the international audience for the misfortune of not being able to fully understand the emotion as some things are always lost in translation. This film is one of them.
The film shows the unlikely friendship of two men who come from two different social classes. On the one hand there is Temmuz (July) who struggles with society and his father due to his homosexuality and on the other hand is Ihsan who has the same problems due to his severe disability. The two governing relationships shown in the film are the relationships of the mothers with their sons and the friendship of Ihsan and Temmuz.
Despite all their differences Ihsan and Temmuz find common ground in the issues they have with society and their fathers and try to be complete with each other.
Cagan Irmak is one of my favourite directors as I think he has mastered the art of depicting raw emotion. The acting may almost seem a bit theatrical for non-Turkish viewers but it really conveys the behaviour of Turkish people. He was widely praised for his movie Babam ve Oglum (My Father and My Son*) although this shows that his not-as-popular films are just as well made.
Cagan Irmak is a masterpiece with soundtracks and this film was no exception. The soundtrack always served to heighten the effects of the film without being overdone. The camera work was equally exceptional-dragging the audience into the movie at times and leaving the audience as spectators at others. The acting was superb. Aras Bulut Iyinemli proved he was up to a challenge with his difficult role as Ihsan and he really succeeded. Deniz Celiloglu as Temmuz was no less inspiring. Zuhal Gencer and Sumru Yavrucuk were also exceptional supporting actresses.
Watch this movie. You will not be disappointed. It's leaps and bounds ahead of some of the more internationally acclaimed Turkish movies.
* These are not the official translations. I have just tried to translate the titles as best as I could.
* This movie poster is taken from http://www.beyazperde.com/filmler/film-221934/fotolar/detay/?cmediafile=21051087. It is low enough in resolution that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
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