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  • 2012
  • Farbfilm-Verleih
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • Farbfilm-Verleih
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary A bit of a Don Juan with his styled hair and single earring, KRET (17) illegally sells roses in the traffic jam on the Bosphorus bridge that links Asia and Europe. At the same time, he is striving for a regular job in the old downtown of Istanbul. UMUT (28) drives a shared taxi passing the Bosphorus bridge every day. He is searching for ...

Directed By: Asli Özge

Written By: Asli Özge

  • 2012
  • Farbfilm-Verleih
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • Farbfilm-Verleih
  • 1 h 27 m

Men on the Bridge

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary A bit of a Don Juan with his styled hair and single earring, KRET (17) illegally sells roses in the traffic jam on the Bosphorus bridge that links Asia and Europe. At the same time, he is striving for a regular job in the old downtown of Istanbul. UMUT (28) drives a shared taxi passing the Bosphorus bridge every day. He is searching for ...

Directed By: Asli Özge

Written By: Asli Özge

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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57% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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57% Mixed
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80
Jun 19, 2012
Showing a keen, compassionate eye for human observation, Özge reveals how each of his character's lives is as gridlocked as the cars on the bridge.
By Carmen Gray FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 19, 2012
Raw yet respectful and tenderly observed.
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70
Jun 19, 2012
A powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale.
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60
Jun 19, 2012
The result is a fascinating, if somewhat scattered, meta attempt to straddle modernism and realism, creating an aesthetic purgatory oddly similar to the film's geographical one.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 19, 2012
All in all, this is a carefully modulated plea for tolerance and mutual understanding.
By Andrew Pulver FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 19, 2012
If director Asli Özge has said something about modern-day Istanbul, she's done it in fairly broad strokes that may be too far apart for the sake of a discernible narrative.
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40
Jun 19, 2012
Despite one or two nice moments and the naturalistic tone, it's all a bit of a slog.
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Production Company Endorphine Production, Yeni Sinemacilar, Kaliber Film, 3sat, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Jun 20, 2012
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/MEN-ON-THE-BRIDGE/261508124292
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Awards

Ankara International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Istanbul Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Adana Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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