To be honest..... I didn´t understand a single spoken word of Dialogue! But that did not stop me in the least from being fascinated by this film!
Tradition and Bureaucracies are like glaciers: They grind along at a snail´s pace, gradually burying, pulverizing and obliterating anything that stands in their path!
...Well, ALMOST anything. Some mountains are tall enough and solid enough to withstand any glacier. Border Café aka Café Transit, is a film about one such mountain. Her name is Reyhan.
Upon becoming a widow, it seems she is expected to become like a child again, sheepishly submiting to the will of her brother-in-law, become his second wife and assimilate completely, silently and obediently into his family!
Reyhan wants much more out of life! Despite an orchestrated confluence of people and factors designed to force her into submission, she never caves!
It must be admitted that CAFE does have its glacier-paced moments, but they do contribute well to the mood, tone and certain inevitable realities of events in the film. Without any spoiler details, I Really found CAFE´s final scene somewhat enigmatic and simultaneously amazing. It has been resonating around in my brain ever since! Now By the way, it was a Friend´s excellent review that prompted me to see this.
ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
