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If you are expecting to see a lot in the bath of Altıoklar, as it is promised by the tag line, you will be very disappointed to see that the movie consists of nothing but the populist style of Altıoklar regarding most famous issues like sex, marriage and cheating. To much nudity, which seems to appear from nowhere and has no connection or whatsoever to the plot proves that Altıoklar was unsuccessfully to "try something new" as he has quoted. To much sex centered jokes seems to show that Altıoklar had fallen for the famous saying which is "sex sells." I was hoping to see a very good story told with a very good narration technique. However in the end I found myself sitting down for 90 minutes and watching Altıoklar's experimental yet still to much focused on popularism work.

the story is about the effects of a gifted and an unique retired musician on a conservative village of Sweden. If you are ready for a two hour long crying session, I would suggest that you should go for it even though the unique techniques of the Swedish cinema adds a different aspect to the so well known "drama" genre, the movie still ends up to be filled up with too many "dramatizied" scenes. The setting scenes and the wide shots of the village is very pleasing. However, the constant crying and moaning makes it hard to concentrate on the story. It seems that the most producitons of the year 2004 were mostly concentrated on the emotions and drama genre.

Winner of many regional awards, it is one of the best and very modern movied of the Turkish cinema. After long years of being trapped in the popular and easy way of film-making, finally movies with artistic values are being released. Shot with a digital camera, the movie has very interesting visual effects.(a bit exaggurated and a bit experimental perhaps) the story is based on the lives of two friends which are totally different from each other. the movie contains a lot of cultural aspects which makes it impossible to be considered as an international movie. however, as i said before, the movie itself is a very solid proof that the standards of the Turkish cinema is rising.