Winter Sleep

2014 3h 16m TR

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7.5

BANGER

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87%

FRESH

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★7.5TMDB · 648🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●88Metacritic★8IMDB · 57,651

Drama

Synopsis

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Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Haluk Bilginer
Aydın
Melisa Sözen
Nihal
Demet Akbağ
Necla
Ayberk Pekcan
Hidayet
Serhat Kılıç
İmam Hamdi
Tamer Levent
Suavi
Nejat İşler
İsmail
Nadir Sarıbacak
Levent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writers: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan
Languages: Turkish, English
Countries: Turkey, France, Germany, Japan

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RUNTIME

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At 196 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Turkey, France, Germany, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, shot by Gökhan Tiryaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bora Goksingol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen and Demet Akbağ carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2758880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nuri Bilge Ceylan directs. Gökhan Tiryaki behind the camera. Bora Goksingol cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Turkey, France, Germany, Japan. Dialogue in Turkish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 196 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, English.
4International production across 4 countries: Turkey, France, Germany, Japan.
5Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, shot by Gökhan Tiryaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Bora Goksingol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen and Demet Akbağ carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2758880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 21 different titles around the world.