A family dislocated when small failings blow up into extravagant lies battles against the odds to stay together by covering up the truth... In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?

Original Title Three Monkeys
German Title Drei Affen
French Title Les trois singes
Other Titles Le tre scimmie - Üç Maymun
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Country Turkey
Available Formats
Screenplay Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal
Film Editing Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ayhan Ergürsel, Bora Göksingöl
Cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki
Sound Murat Senurkmez
Décors Ebru Ceylan, Izel Altintas
Production Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
Runtime 109 Min.
Language Türkisch
Actors
Yavuz Bingöl Eyüp
Hatice Aslan Hacer
Ahmet Rifat Sungar Ismail
Ercan Kesal Servet
Cafer Köse Bayram
Gürkan Aydin Cocuk
Awards

2008 - Cannes Film Festival
Best Director

2008 - Osian's Cinefan Film Festival, India
Best Director

2008 -"Manaki Brothers"Film Camera Festival
Mosfilm Award
Special Mention

2008 - Haifa Film Festival, Israel
Best Film (Golden Anchor)

2008 - Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia
Best Director

2009 - RiverRun Film Festival, USA
Best Film
Best Actress (Hatice Aslan)

2009 - Durres Film Festival, Albania
Best Balkan Film

2009 - Council of Europe/Europarat
Best Film

2009 - Yeşilçam Awards
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actress (Hatice Aslan)
Best Script
Best Cinematography
Best New Talent (Ahmet Rıfat Şungar)

2009 - SIYAD Turkish Critic's Awards
Best Director
Best Actress (Hatice Aslan)
Best Editing
Best Promising Young Talent (Ahmet Rıfat Şungar)

«Der türkische Regisseur Nuri Bilge Ceylan ist der Tiefenforscher und Stilist unter den Realisten. “Three Monkeys” lotet zwischenmenschliche Irritationen mit den Mitteln der Filmkunst aus. Ein, vor allem in ästhetischer Hinsicht, betörender und verstörender Film.» Nahaufnahmen


«Nach Distant (2002) und Climates (2005) legt der türkische Regisseur Nuri Bilge Ceylon mit seinem neuen Film eine weitere seismographisch genaue und schmerzhafte Analyse privater Beziehungen und gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse vor, diesmal jedoch dunkler und aussichtsloser und von nahezu Dostojewski’scher Gewalt. Dass es kein Happy End gibt, geht fast im Donner und Gewitterregen über der Stadt unter in diesem grossartigen Fels von einem Film.» Viennale

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