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Although Turkish cinema scene is more associated with mainstream art house efforts, its more genre-oriented pool is also quite strong and recognized globally. One of the newer examples of it, a multi-genre crossover “The Funeral” written and directed by Orcun Behram is touring the genre festivals since its world premiere at the last year's edition of Sitges. Most recently, it was showcased at the official competition of Grossmann Fantastic Wine and Film Festival in Ljutomer, Slovenia, where it scooped the main Viscious Cat award.
Behram opens his film with a sequence mostly located in a hearse van touring the back roads of Turkey to a small village graveyard where a funeral takes place in the rain. Its purpose is to establish the character of our protagonist, the driver named Cemal as a loner and a man of few words who possibly holds a secret. Soon enough, Cemal is approached by...
Behram opens his film with a sequence mostly located in a hearse van touring the back roads of Turkey to a small village graveyard where a funeral takes place in the rain. Its purpose is to establish the character of our protagonist, the driver named Cemal as a loner and a man of few words who possibly holds a secret. Soon enough, Cemal is approached by...
- 6/24/2024
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
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