An
old man (Mehmet Emin Ceylan in a magnificent
performance) struggles to save a forest
from being cut down.
Ceylan,
in addition to directing and writing
the film, also shot and designed this
character-driven piece, exploring
their faces and thus their hearts.
The kaleidoscope of images he captures
a child's smile, an old woman's
still beautiful face, palpable heat
over a meadow form the basis
of a fascinating
meditation about generation conflicts,
social change, loss of innocence and
the meaning of life, no less, while
the camera follows leaves dancing
in the summer wind.
Silke
Schütze
by
Nuri
Bilge Ceylan