Night of Silence

2012 [TURKISH]

Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 673 673

Director

Reis Çelik Photo
Reis Çelik

Top cast

Ilyas Salman Photo
Ilyas Salman as Groom / Damat
Dilan Aksüt Photo
Dilan Aksüt as Bride / Gelin
Sabri Tutal Photo
Sabri Tutal as Uncle / Amca
Mayseker Yucel Photo
Mayseker Yucel as Sister in love / Yenge
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840.69 MB
1280*544
Turkish 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 2
1.52 GB
1918*816
Turkish 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by olcayozfirat 7 / 10

The victims

A film that deals with a tradition that should be cursed and its victims. So much so that I was confused about who to be angry at and who to be sad about.Especially that bloody sheet nonsense and the stress the man is put under just to be able to do this show is actually the main subject of the movie. The marriage of a child and an old man is a demonstration of an irrational custom.The way Ilyas Salman tells the story of Shahmaran is legendary. Also, the "clown" tirade in the last scenes is magnificent. This man's performance in the films he has played outside of comedy has always been at the top.The little girl's fear, shyness and constantly making up things to escape are again very good.I think this is the second film that I have watched in Turkish Cinema that takes place in a single location. Ilyas Salman, the director and the script make the film watchable without getting bored and with curiosity.
Reviewed by yusufpiskin 5 / 10

Down

Two performances at the centre very worthy, the film is not fully realised but it certainly was a interesting watch and a film showing the culture from this part of the world.
Reviewed by clewis2666 6 / 10

A worthy film, but is that enough?

This should really be a play. The only action (or inaction, perhaps I should say) is filmed in a straight forward manner in the bridal chamber of an old man and a child in backward Anatolia. They converse to an extent and the ending may be a surprise. Clearly it is an honest film that portrays aspects of this strange and distasteful tribal situation (uncivilised is hardly the word for it) and it would work well as a chamber piece in the theatre, but for the ordinary film-goer, such as me, I am afraid it is a bit of a non-event and rather boring in its 90 minutes progress (or lack of it). So, interesting certainly for anyone concerned with Turkey and its traditions and/or its folklore such as Scherezade but otherwise I guess I would advise you to give it a miss.
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