Shakespeare's 7 ages of man, but make it a Turkish musical fever dream.
A musical based on the works of William Shakespeare, describing the 7 ages in two acts.
Writing
Shakespeare's verse smashed into modern Turkish theatricality.
Acting
Haluk Bilginer treating every age like a masterclass.
Direction
Two directors, one vision, somehow cohesive.
Director
İlksen Başarır
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is one of the rare Turkish adaptations treating Shakespeare as living theatre rather than dusty homework. İlksen Başarır and Kemal Aydogan essentially staged an intervention on national cinema.
Haluk Bilginer reportedly learned the entire 'Seven Ages' speech in both English and Turkish, then threw both out for something rawer. The TMDB 5.6 rating is criminal and probably from four people who wanted explosions.
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