Three Monkeys
(2008)
★ 6.8 IMDb · 237 votes
Year: 2008
Runtime: 109 мин
Country: Turkey, Italy
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Yavuz Bingöl, Хатидже Аслан, Ахмет Рифат Шунгар, Ercan Kesal, Cafer Köse, Gürkan Aydin
Plot
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?
Near the Bosporus, Eyüp and Hacer live in a modest flat with their son Ismail, in his twenties, who's doing poorly in his studies. Few words pass between them, and a past family tragedy brings sorrow daily. On a rainy night, Eyüp's boss Servet, a wealthy businessman who's entering politics, hits a pedestrian on a lonely road. He drives off and offers money to Eyüp if Eyüp will take the fall - probably a six-month sentence. Eyüp agrees, and while he's in prison, Ismail wants his mother to ask Servet for enough money to buy a car. Servet, in turn, desires Hacer. How can this play out?