Saturday, May 10, 2014

Watchtower 2012


Watchtower


     Nihat has taken a job as a watchman at a remote forest fire tower in Turkey.  He was married with a son but they were killed in a car accident when he was driving.  Seher has taken a job as the hostess on a tour bus and she has a room at a rural bus station.  She had been attending college but has dropped out and was able to get this job because her uncle was a former bus driver.  Nihat has stopped in at the station for a meal and he notices that Seher is supposed to be on duty but she’s gone?  He sees her out the window and she is leaving with her bag?  He is both curious about her behavior and wondering if she needs help?
     In the beginning this film is very slow paced and I wondered if I would be able to finish.  It is worth the wait and events take place that are totally unexpected.  Both Nihat and Seher are suffering in different ways but the kindness of Nihat will rescue both of them.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

96 min, Drama directed by Pelin Esmer with Olgun Simsek, Nilay Erdonmez, Lacin Ceylan, Menderes Samancilar, Riza Akin, Kadir Cermik.

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 56% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.7 from 10 reviews.
Special Note:  This film has won a lot of awards in film festivals across the world.  There are specific requirements left out of one of the major events but apparently it must be lef
t to you to assume they were dealt with properly?




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