Bes vakit (2006)

Réalisateur:

Reha Erdem

Scénariste:

Reha Erdem (writer)

Release Date:

11 janvier 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

A small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, facing the immense sea, flanked by olive yards...

Plot Keywords:

Solar Eclipse | Love | Father Son Relationship | Village | Teenager

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Times and Winds.... glad to have had the opportunity to see this film.

Ensemble

Taner Birsel	...	Zekeriya
Nihan Asli Elmas	...	Yildiz's Mother
Köksal Engür	...	Halil Dayi
Sevinç Erbulak	...	Yakup's Mother
Selma Ergeç	...	The Teacher
Elit Iscan	...	Yildiz
Ali Bey Kayali	...	Yakup
Yigit Özsener	...	Yusuf
Tilbe Saran	...	Omer's Mother
Tarik Sönmez	...	Shepherd Davut
Cüneyt Türel	...	Grandfather
Bulent Yarar	...	Imam (as Bülent Emin Yarar)

Réalisé par
Reha Erdem

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Reha Erdem		writer

Produit par
Ömer Atay	....	producer

Musique originale
Arvo Pärt

Image
Florent Herry

Montage
Reha Erdem

Distribution des rôles
Özlem Sungur

Création des décors
Ömer Atay

Création des costumes
Mehtap Tunay

Assistant réalisateur
Fatih Kizilgok	....	first assistant director
Gamze Paker	....	first assistant director

Technicien du son
Hervé Guyader	....	sound
Murat Senürkmez	....	sound

Effets spéciaux
Cilek Cengiz	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Cilek Cengiz	....	digital effects artist
Pascal Nowak	....	Lustre colorist

Production Companies

• Atlantik Film

Distributors

• Artificial Eye (2007) (UK) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Cinemien (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Kino International Corp. (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kino International Corp. (2008) (USA) (all media) (subtitled)
• Pretty Pictures (2007) (France) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Other Companies

• Memento Films International  sales agent

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Times and Winds (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)
Des temps et des vents (France) [fr]

Durée:

Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Pays:

Turkey

Langue:

Turc

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:6

Company:

Atlantik Film

Times and Winds.... glad to have had the opportunity to see this film.

On day 6 of our Toronto Film Festival I have found my gem of the year. Last year it was "Cafe Transit" and this year "Times and Winds".

Story follows several preteens in a small Turkish village. One boy imaginatively plots his father's death who mistreats him, one boy loves the village school teacher, and one girls life will change with the pending birth of new sibling. It is a story of the death of innocence meaning childhood and the journey into responsibility and adulthood. If I heard right, (??) the director said he either lived there/grew up in that village at one time. The child actors are wonderful for first roles. I seriously loved this film, very gently moving at most times with moments of the harshness of life thrown in.

Also, movie is originally titled Times Five (or Five Times) which indicates the times they go to pray but they went with Time and Winds for the English translation.

This was the 3rd Turkish film I have seen this year and can't get over the spectacular scenery in all the films. Makes you want to go to Turkey on a holiday.