Event
10th New York Turkish Film Festival - Kabadayi / Love and Honor
CONTEMPORARY TURKISH CINEMA
SYNOPSIS
Ali Osman has abandoned his past as a ruthless hoodlum. After unexpectedly learning that he has a son from a past love interest, his life changes. He now dedicates his life to protect his son Murat and Murats lover Karaca against Devran, a mafia leader who has long been in love with Karaca. Meanwhile, Devran has decided to do anything it takes to be with Karaca, including killing anyone that stands in his way. Kabadayi (Love and Honor), which has made $15 million in the box office, is the latest collaboration of Yavuz Turgul and Sener Sen as a writer and leading actor.
FROM THE PRESS
The viewers feel that they are presented with a good job while they watch Love and Honor, written by Yavuz Turgul and directed by Omer Vargi. This, of course, is good news for Turkish cinema. There is no doubt that the lion share of the credit for this success goes to the script. Yavuz Turgul tells the stories of the soon-to-be-extinct, the a la Turca, the bandits, and the idealists. This time he deepens the political dimension of the theme he highlighted in The Bandit (1996) and tells a similar story through hoodlums and the mafia. Turguls protagonists are the last examples of their species. These protagonists, who are on the brink of extinction, are portrayed as individuals who dedicate their lives to an ideal/cause/thought that is not accepted by society any more. In that sense they are all Don Quixotes. To some extent, one can sense the words of reproach about where the society is headed in Turguls Muhsin Bey (1987), The Bandit, Lovelorn (2004) and Love and Honor. These words lean on and gain momentum from morality on a social level, and then enter our lives through the silver screen. Turgul successfully manages to weave the decay in music, urban life, education and government between the lines of the dialogs without being didactic. He does not force the world in his mind into the film, but attaches his dreams and criticism to a corner of it. In his films this corner transforms into the ideal his protagonists dedicate their lives to.
Kvanc Sezer. Altyazi. Issue 70. February 2008.
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LocationAnthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave. (at 2nd St.)
New York, NY 10003
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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