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Brothers (Kardeşler)

Brothers (Kardeşler)

Movie · 2018 · 4 people

Kardeşler, a 2018 drama written and directed by Ömür Atay, was co-produced by Turkey, Germany and Bulgaria. The picture had its world premiere in July 2018 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Its story centers on a tragic event within a single family: a crime results in a sister's death, yet the person who takes the blame is not the actual perpetrator but a younger sibling expected to receive a lighter sentence because of his age. After years behind bars, the young man is conditionally released and returns to his relatives, only to find that guilt keeps him trapped in a kind of imprisonment even as a free man. When a woman who has become close to the family uncovers the secret behind the old death, she too turns into someone the family feels compelled to silence.

The cast includes Caner Şahin, Gözde Mutluer, Cem Zeynel Kılıç and Nihal Koldaş, with cinematography by Emre Tanyıldız and a score composed by Erdem Helvacıoğlu. The film runs approximately 103 minutes.

DirectorÖmür Atay

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Caner Şahin Caner Şahin Actor · 34 years old Gözde Mutluer Gözde Mutluer Actor · 35 years old Cem Zeynel Kılıç Actor · 48 years old Nihal Koldaş Nihal Koldaş Actor · 70 years old

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Kardeşler examines an order in which the family comes before the individual, through a crime pinned on the younger sibling because his age promises a lighter sentence. It is a socially familiar mechanism: giving up one person's life to protect the family. The young man living a kind of imprisonment on the outside, weighed down by guilt after his conditional release, shows who pays the price of that order. The woman who grows close to the family and turns into a threat shows how secrecy and silence are kept up. That it was made as a Turkish-German-Bulgarian co-production suggests the subject can be read as universal as well as local.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Ömür Atay wrote and directed, and a world premiere at Karlovy Vary signals a film close to the language of festival cinema. The core of the story is strong: the younger brother who takes the blame, and the inner prison that outlasts his release. In a drama like this, the decisive choice is showing rather than explaining, and Emre Tanyıldız's cinematography and Erdem Helvacıoğlu's score carry a lot of that weight. The risk is heaviness: a narrative closed in on one family, with little hope, can wear the viewer down over roughly 103 minutes. Demanding for those wary of festival dramas, thought-provoking for the patient.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

The subject is very heavy: a crime within a family that ends in a sister's death, years in prison, guilt and a hidden secret. It's not a film to watch with children, and it may be hard going for teenagers too. For adults, it's a drama that makes you think about responsibility and guilt inside a family. If you want a light evening film, pick something else.

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