The deep drama and claustrophobic feel to this captivating film steps on the classic examples of cinema - in fact, I find contemporary Turkish cinema to be among the best in the world, and most consistently. The villains bear on horror, there's a consummate female victim, and both major characters have great complexity to them, swaying between protagonism and antagonism. There's a homoerotic layer added, and all this is engulfed in the oppressive and all too real story of corruption and subjugation, the mob perhaps the biggest villain of them all. The cinematography is outstanding, with some scenes pieces of art.
Review of Burning Days
