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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary A first year schoolboy, the sensitive Yusuf lives with his beekeeper father Yakup and pretty young mother Zehra in an isolated region in Northeast Turkey , bordering a magical forest where Yakup places his specially made hves and makes a living gathering prized black honey. Yusuf often accompanies his father, whom he greatly loves and ad...

Directed By: Semih Kaplanoglu

Written By: Orçun Köksal, Semih Kaplanoglu

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 43 m

Bal

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
8.0
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Summary A first year schoolboy, the sensitive Yusuf lives with his beekeeper father Yakup and pretty young mother Zehra in an isolated region in Northeast Turkey , bordering a magical forest where Yakup places his specially made hves and makes a living gathering prized black honey. Yusuf often accompanies his father, whom he greatly loves and ad...

Directed By: Semih Kaplanoglu

Written By: Orçun Köksal, Semih Kaplanoglu

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80
Mar 24, 2011
It has no musical soundtrack (and barely any dialogue), only a quiet, unforced, organic rhythm. And those spellbinding images. Like the viewer, Mr. Kaplanoglu is quite happy to let nature do the talking and cast a lyrical, mysterious spell.
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75
Mar 25, 2011
A thoughtful and intelligent film, and should appeal to adventurous souls.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 24, 2011
Bal mingles the bitter and the sweet, but it gets mired in its own stickiness.
By Sam Adams FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 22, 2011
Though this graceful film is a minor addition to the canon of Middle Eastern cinema in which nothing and everything happens, Bal is still a beauty.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 22, 2011
Bal's familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It does make you wish, however, for something above and beyond the usual high-art-cinema catnip.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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14% Negative
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Production Company Kaplan Film, Heimatfilm, Eurimages, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, ZDF/Arte, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Pusan Promotion Plan, Sarajevo CineLink
Release Date Mar 25, 2011
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.bal-der-film.de/
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Awards

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
• 7 Nominations
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Istanbul Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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