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The Lord of the Seagull (Martıların Efendisi)

The Lord of the Seagull (Martıların Efendisi)

Movie · 2017 · 9 people

Mehmet Ada Öztekin directed Martıların Efendisi (The Lord of the Seagull), a 2017 Turkish drama written by Meriç Demiray. Produced by Erol Avcı for TMC Film and distributed by UIP, it finished shooting in August 2017, opened on December 22, 2017 and runs 120 minutes.

The story unfolds around a man who lives quietly by the sea in Istanbul. Played by Mehmet Günsür, Şenol is the man everyone calls the Lord of the Seagull. The guest he has long awaited finally arrives: a woman dressed in white who washes ashore like a symbol of innocence. To him she seems the first sign of a happy beginning. The mysterious guest on whom he pins all his hopes is touched by his pure, gentle world, yet she will also introduce him to the real world and to a bitter experience.

The cast includes Bige Önal as Rüya/Birgül, Timuçin Esen as Şakir, Nejat İşler as Cafer and Barış Yıldız as Suphi. Aras Bulut İynemli plays the taxi driver and Sarp Akkaya plays Settar; Ezel Akay appears as the doctor and Serhat Midyat as the judge. Toygar Işıklı composed the music and Sedat Yücel was the cinematographer.

DirectorMehmet Ada Öztekin
Production companyTMC Film

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Mehmet Günsür Mehmet Günsür Actor · 51 years old Şenol Timuçin Esen Timuçin Esen Actor · 53 years old Şakir Aras Bulut İynemli Aras Bulut İynemli Actor · 36 years old Taxi Driver Sarp Akkaya Sarp Akkaya Actor · 46 years old Nejat İşler Nejat İşler Actor · 54 years old Cafer Ezel Akay Ezel Akay Film director · 65 years old Bige Önal Bige Önal Actor · 36 years old Rüya / Birgül Hakan Kurtaş Hakan Kurtaş Actor · 38 years old Hakan Barış Yıldız Barış Yıldız Actor · 44 years old

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Martıların Efendisi is built less as a realist drama than as a fable or allegory: a man living in his own innocent world by the sea, and a woman in white who washes ashore. The image is strong, but spelling the symbol out so plainly risks leaving the viewer little room to interpret. Mehmet Ada Öztekin's direction, Sedat Yücel's cinematography and Toygar Işıklı's score lean on atmosphere, and that is the film's real asset. Mehmet Günsür is well suited to carry Şenol's inward innocence, and Bige Önal's double-named role is intriguing. Still, 120 minutes is long for such a delicate fable, and slack stretches are the familiar risk of films built this way.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

At first glance it sounds like a fairy tale: a kind-hearted man living by the sea and a mysterious woman who washes ashore. But as the synopsis makes clear, the story introduces him to the real world and a bitter experience. So don't expect a sweet family film. This is a two-hour drama with a heavy heart. It isn't for young children; it suits teenagers and adults better. Best for a quiet evening and viewers who like to think.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A mysterious woman stepping into the world of a pure-hearted man: the setup recalls Yeşilçam's well-meaning heroes and the way life puts them to the test. Innocence colliding with the real world is one of the oldest and truest themes in literature and film alike. Mehmet Günsür's Şenol and the Istanbul seashore make a warm setting for such a story. An eye shaped by the classics will feel close to the film's heart, though today's more guarded, symbol-laden cinematic language may take a little getting used to.

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