Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Ceylan\u2019s latest is a strange and hypnotic, slow-paced treatment of a frustrating murder investigation conducted in the dark emptiness of the Anatolian night. This bleakly comic, superbly crafted film marks Turkey\u2019s finest filmmaker\u2019s masterpiece to date.<\/p>\n
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Nuri Bilge Ceylan\u2019s latest begins as a small caravan of cars snakes its way through the nocturnal countryside, looking for where a murdered man was buried. Yet every time the confessed killer points out the grave, the gravediggers come up empty; much of the landscape looks alike, it\u2019s dark out, and anyway the killer claims he was drunk. As the increasingly frustrating investigation wears on, far more is revealed than where the body is buried; through quick looks, furtive gestures and offhand bits of dialogue, Ceylan (Climates)<\/em>\u00a0reveals in this seemingly pacific Turkish outback a festering world of jealousies and resentments, as the story behind the murder gradually emerges. Impeccably photographed (by G\u00f6khan Tiryaki) and with a stand-out performance by Taner Birsel as a police inspector, this is Ceylan\u2019s most impressive film yet. \u00a0(New York Film Festival)<\/em><\/p>\n Turkey\u2019s official submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n