Synopsis
A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. 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?
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Cast
- Yavuz BingölEyüp
- Hatice AslanHacer
- Ahmet Rıfat ŞungarIsmail
- Ercan KesalServet
- Cafer KöseBayram
- Gürkan AydinThe Child
Recommendations
- 83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ceylan has an unerring gift for camera placement, and his slow, measured scenes can be as hypnotic as they are lovely -- at times, too much so, with the characters constrained by his poetic perfection. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Ceylan’s departure from his moody sonatas "Distant" and "Climates" into more plotted film noir is equal parts Bresson and Buñuel, a merciless etching of the indiscreet charmlessness of the Turkish bourgeoisie, which sharply raises the stakes on that class’s petty hypocrisy and serial betrayals. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Unpredictable and gratifying, Three Monkeys emerges as a mordant cautionary tale on the contagiousness of corruption. It is rich in atmosphere. - 80
Washington Post
It's a film filled with excellent acting, beautifully composed shots, and one or two legitimate storytelling surprises. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A film whose every shot seems lifted right off the wall of an art gallery and just as powerfully, if quietly, satisfying. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Though Three Monkeys feels conventional compared with Ceylan's other work, it maintains its auteurist imprint, especially the rich colour palette and suggestive HD camerawork that helped Ceylan take the best-director honours at Cannes this year. - 75
New York Post
This is powerful filmmaking for discerning viewers. - 70
Variety
But gripping as the film often is, its unrelenting doom and gloom offers fewer lasting rewards.
