The film presents the psychological states of a young, inexperienced 20-year-old boy who is just beginning to adapt to life, from his perspective.
We follow Yusuf and his mother as they try to make a living by selling milk from the cows left after his father's death. Yusuf is still an inexperienced young man, closed off due to the emotional struggles of adolescence, and enjoys reading and writing poetry. He is eager to get his poems published and recognized. His mother, troubled by financial difficulties, is indifferent to Yusuf's behavior.
When the time comes for Yusuf to fulfill his military service, he undergoes the necessary health examinations and is declared unfit for service. This can be considered a turning point for him. From that point on, the film progresses quietly. You can hardly find any dialogue. Typically, films of this kind start with such silent scenes, but here it's the opposite. Dialogues decrease towards the end of the film, emphasizing gazes.
After the examination, our character goes to the library to look for books and falls in love with a girl who is just like him. Later, they sit and chat somewhere. Just when he seems to have everything sorted out, he learns that he has been given an unfit-for-service report. Life will be different for him from now on. His view of the world will become more pessimistic and mature.
During this time, his mother starts a relationship with a station chief, and soon after, the man comes to propose while Yusuf is dealing with his military procedures. In the home scene, Yusuf enters and sees new shoes at the entrance. He looks at them in surprise and understands something. He leaves the house and walks down the street.
We can see the emotional void caused by financial difficulties in his mother. The film ends with Yusuf starting to work in a mine. He has just learned the harsh realities of life. He has gradually transitioned from adolescence to young adulthood, which is vividly depicted through both cinematography and storytelling.
There are many symbolic elements in the film that I couldn't fully grasp. I understood very few. I skipped many scenes out of boredom, which means the director has successfully completed his task."
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We follow Yusuf and his mother as they try to make a living by selling milk from the cows left after his father's death. Yusuf is still an inexperienced young man, closed off due to the emotional struggles of adolescence, and enjoys reading and writing poetry. He is eager to get his poems published and recognized. His mother, troubled by financial difficulties, is indifferent to Yusuf's behavior.
When the time comes for Yusuf to fulfill his military service, he undergoes the necessary health examinations and is declared unfit for service. This can be considered a turning point for him. From that point on, the film progresses quietly. You can hardly find any dialogue. Typically, films of this kind start with such silent scenes, but here it's the opposite. Dialogues decrease towards the end of the film, emphasizing gazes.
After the examination, our character goes to the library to look for books and falls in love with a girl who is just like him. Later, they sit and chat somewhere. Just when he seems to have everything sorted out, he learns that he has been given an unfit-for-service report. Life will be different for him from now on. His view of the world will become more pessimistic and mature.
During this time, his mother starts a relationship with a station chief, and soon after, the man comes to propose while Yusuf is dealing with his military procedures. In the home scene, Yusuf enters and sees new shoes at the entrance. He looks at them in surprise and understands something. He leaves the house and walks down the street.
We can see the emotional void caused by financial difficulties in his mother. The film ends with Yusuf starting to work in a mine. He has just learned the harsh realities of life. He has gradually transitioned from adolescence to young adulthood, which is vividly depicted through both cinematography and storytelling.
There are many symbolic elements in the film that I couldn't fully grasp. I understood very few. I skipped many scenes out of boredom, which means the director has successfully completed his task."
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