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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Total FilmCarmen GrayTotal FilmCarmen GrayShowing a keen, compassionate eye for human observation, Özge reveals how each of his character's lives is as gridlocked as the cars on the bridge.
- A powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceRaw yet respectful and tenderly observed.
- 60The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverAll in all, this is a carefully modulated plea for tolerance and mutual understanding.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearThe result is a fascinating, if somewhat scattered, meta attempt to straddle modernism and realism, creating an aesthetic purgatory oddly similar to the film's geographical one.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIf director Asli Özge has said something about modern-day Istanbul, she's done it in fairly broad strokes that may be too far apart for the sake of a discernible narrative.
- 40EmpireEmpireDespite one or two nice moments and the naturalistic tone, it's all a bit of a slog.