''Times and Winds '' or ( tr, Beş Vakit) is a
2006 Turkish drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed and written by
Reha Erdem
Reha Erdem (born 1960 in Istanbul) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter.
Biography
He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He obtained a B.A. in Cinema Studie ...
. The film premiered in the United States on January 11, 2008. It won the Best Turkish Film of the Year Award at the
Istanbul International Film Festival
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.
Plot
In a small village in the mountains overlooking the sea the people struggle to survive on a daily basis. Their lives, like those of their ancestors, follow the rhythms of the earth, air and water, of day and night and the seasons, with days divided into five parts by the call to prayer. Childhood is difficult and a father typically has a preference of one son over the other. Ömer, the son of the Imam, is such a victim of his father's dislike and he wishes for the death of his father. When his wish is not granted he begins to look for ways to kill him as a twelve-year-old boy might think of with his friend Yakup. Yakup seeing his father sexually interested in his teacher also develops a hatred of his father in the same way and as the children grow up they are riddled between guilt and love and hate for their fathers.
Cast
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Taner Birsel
Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival ...
as Zekeriya
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Nihan Aslı Elmas Nihan ( fa, نهان) is a Turkish female given name of Persian origin that means secret, hidden. People named Nihan include:
* Nihan Anaz (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
* Nihan Güneyligil (born 1982), Turkish volleyball player
* Nihan Kan ...
as Yıldız's Mother
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Köksal Engür as Halil Dayi
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Sevinç Erbulak
Fatoş Sevinç Erbulak (born October 20, 1975, in Istanbul) is a Turkish actress, who acted in ''Kiralık Konak'', '' Aşk-ı Memnû'' and ''Derya Gülü''. She is the daughter of two famous actors Altan Erbulak Altan may refer to:
* Altan (nam ...
as Yakup's Mother
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Selma Ergeç
Selma Sabine Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor. She is known for her performance in ''Asi'', ''Vatanım Sensin, Yaşamayanlar'' and '' ...
as The Teacher
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Elit İşcan
Elit İşcan (born 12 January 1994) is a Turkish actress. Her credits include the film ''Mustang'' and the television show ''Küçük Kadınlar''. She has received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) at the 46th International Film Festival of India ...
as Yıldız
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Ali Bey Kayalı
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
as Yakup
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Yiğit Özşener as Yusuf
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Tilbe Saran
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* Tilbe Saran (born 1961), Turkish actress
* T ...
as Ömer's Mother
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Tarık Sönmez as Shepherd Davut
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Cüneyt Türel as Grandfather
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Bülent Yarar as Imam
External links
Official site*
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Turkish drama films
2006 films
2000s Turkish-language films
2006 drama films
Best Picture Golden Boll Award winners
Films set in Turkey
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