Wow. I am sure this is not the kind of festival film Western festival programmers will want to show from Turkey. It is not a human rights concern, doesn't talk about torture in Turkish prisons, not about the war. Not that these subject matters are not important, but for too long Turksih filmmakers banked on these issues, which were real, but nevertheless the films sucked, to say the least. And yet these badly made films flashing and exploiting good causes have long been the darlings of European film festivals. 2 Genc Kiz (2 Young Girls, I assume the English title is) feels and is REAL. You may find my reaction over the top, but for someone who loves movies and has to see again and again, simply bad films in Turkey, finally a breath of fresh air. Kutlug Ataman is arguably the best film director of Turkey today. What is really refreshing about him and his films is that he seems to make his films for the Turkish public in mind and not foreign film festivals. Having said that this film should interest any audiences around the world. A real and huge step forward for cinema. Sorry guys, you may say you have not liked the film but the two times that I went to see the film in Ankara I have seen some of you trying to hide you tears. Good for you! Time to grow up.
