Honey (Bal)

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Directed by

Semih Kaplanoglu

Starring

Bora Altas
Yusuf

Erdal Besikçioglu
Yakup

Tülin Özen
Zehra

Ayse Altay

Özkan Akcay

Alev Uçarer

Selami Gökce

Kamil Yilmaz
(uncredited)

Written by

Semih Kaplanoglu

Orçun Köksal

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Description: Yusuf (6) has started primary school and is learning how to read and write. His father, Yakup (35-38), works far in the depths of a frightening forest. He is a honey-gatherer who hangs his hand-made beehives in the upper branches of tall trees in the forest. The forest is a place of mystery for Yusuf, who often accompanies his father. One morning Yusuf describes the dream he had seen that night to his father. This dream is to be an ever-lasting secret between the father and the son. On that same day, as Yusuf struggles to read before his entire classmates the text the teacher has given him, he begins suddenly to stutter and is r ... (more)

Release date: 25 March 2011

Tags: Drama (3), 2010 (2), Turkey (2), Falling From Height (1), Dreaming (1), Berlinale 2010 (1), Merit Badge (1), 100 Min. (1), Primary School (1), Recitation (1), Turkey The Country (1), Isolated House (1), SCC (1), Isolated Place (1), Rural Setting (1), Food In Title (1), Remote Village (1), One Word Title (1)

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"11.10. 2019 "Honey", which is the last part of the trilogy, reveals what happened to Yusuf and his family when he was still very young. "Honey" reminded me of Tarkovsky's earlier and simpler works. Its best and the most impressive parts are the leading performance by Bora Altas and the beautiful way how the director presents nature like it's one of the actors in the film. Semih Kaplanoglu's directing style might be a bit dry for some viewers but the film is still fascinating enough to capture a"