Wonderful character development!

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This movie can't be fully understood without having a substantial amount of background information. It may even require you to be extremely knowledgeable about some traditional concepts in Turkey. I can say that it is not the best film in terms of acting but its portrayal of different types of people in the army. Also before commenting on the amateur mistakes these soldiers make on the field you have to know that there is mandatory military service for all men. This service usually takes 9 to 12 months and only the first month of it is training. So these people are not trained professional soldiers. They are just regular guys in military equipment. When looking at things from this point of view all of it makes sense. Also the movie portrays how 2 people of very different backgrounds act under harsh circumstances. Oguz being the more elite educated one and Bekir being the more rash and humble one, they don't like eachother however they are forced to work together. Which is almost a perfect display of what happens between the soldiers in the Turkish army. Also for those who do not know the names at the end mean, they are the names of all the soldiers who reached martyrdom due to the terrorist organization PKK. All in all it is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen for its ultra realistic portrayal of events.

Not sure why this film has such a high rating - I watched it based on the rating and was very disappointed. The story is choppy, acting is poor and the cinematography given the amazing scenery they are in is not good. Continuity was lacking - in one scene the aggressors remove a soldiers gloves and 5 minutes later he has them on again! His face is red from a beating and 10 minutes later it is black. Its a waste of time, no need to watch this film.

Great realistic movie between Turkish soldiers and PKK Terrorist

A very good film combining excitement and emotional depth at the same time. It is made with a different style to most Turkish films where the happenings are the most important thing than the style or melodrama. It can be considered American in the way the story occurs. Ufuk Bayraktar gives an incredible performance, you forget you are watching a film when he is on the screen and this helps to give importance to the bad situation they are about to go through. The director is talented and he can play with your mental states easily. One moment you laugh, and the next you cry, and even though the film is smaller than usual in hits you if you can empathy with characters.In recent years Turkish cinema produces some very different and important films proving that the entire film sector here is going in a different direction with its next generation people. This is one of those films totally different than what we are used to, and very ambitious in what it tries to do. 9 out of 10