Acting
Mine Kılıç's face does entire sermons without speaking.
Cinematography
Istanbul bridges as metaphor, but make it actually pretty.
Director
Alper Çağlar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Turkey's AKP era, the film became a Rorschach test: secularists saw courage, religious critics saw stereotype.
Director Alper Çağlar later pivoted to action blockbusters; this remains his only straight drama, and it shows in the best way.
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