On Foreign Movies : Three Monkeys (Turkey)

So , I decided to watch a foreign movie last night . And it was Turkey's entry into this year's Oscar race.

A friend of mine, who told me about the movie ,lent it to me .Ironically, it came from his country and a relative of his was producing it, but he hadn't watched it yet .

I did !

And I liked it ! Even though I couldnt understand a word of what they said .Thank God for subtitles

The movie tells a story about a miscommunication issues, mistakes and errors of judgement , all following the imprisonment of the patriarch of a working class Turkish family . The movie follows the story of a nuclear family in Turkey , consisting of a father , mother and son.The father works as a driver for a local politician , the mother works in large kitchen/restaurant and the son dreams of owning is own car. The story begins when the politician accidently kills off a passenger on the road , and he asks the driver to go to jail instead of him in return for a lumpsum that he will pay after he gets released . While the father is in jail ,a lot of things happen , and this is where you have to watch the movie to find out .

At first, I thought the film's title was somewhat confusing and didnt make sense .But later, I figured out that the three monkeys possibly refer to the 3 family members , one who doesnt want to talk , one doesnt want to hear and one who doesnt want to see different things.The movie , felt like an independent noire genre movie , except it was coloured. Great art direction , cinematography and direction . There are alot of metaphors thrown in here and there . Watchout for turkish cinema , and stop watching those soaps .

My rating 7.5/10