Sibel (film)

Sibel is a 2018 award-winning Turkish drama film starring Damla Sönmez and directed by Çagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti[1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Sibel
Film poster
Directed byÇagla Zencirci
Guillaume Giovanetti
Written byÇagla Zencirci
Guillaume Giovanetti
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Produced byMarie Legrand
Rani Massalha
Michael Eckelt
Johannes Jancke
Marsel Kalvo
Nefes Polat
Christel Henon
Lilian Eche[1]
StarringDamla Sönmez
CinematographyEric Devin[1]
Edited byVéronique Lange[1]
Music byBassel Hallak, Pi[1]
Release dates
  • 3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) (Locarno)
  • 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) (Turkey)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
Luxembourg
Turkey[1]
LanguageTurkish

Plot

25 years old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a remote village in the mountains of Turkey's Black Sea region. She is mute and communicates by using the ancient whistled language of their region.

Despised by her fellow villagers, she relentlessly hunts down a wolf sneaking in the neighboring forest, sparking off fears and fantasies among the villagers. There she crosses path with an injured and vulnerable fugitive, who is the first one to see her differently.[3]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Jay Weissberg of Variety magazine praised Sibel's folklore and gender roles,[1] while Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a potent real-world feminist fable".[6]

References
  1. Weissberg, Jay (30 August 2018). "Film Review: 'Sibel'". Variety.
  2. "TIFF Adds More High-Profile Titles, Including Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s', 'Boy Erased', 'Hold the Dark,' and Many More". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "Riva Filmproduktion". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. "Sibel (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Sibel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. Mintzer, Jordan (2 April 2019). "'Sibel': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.