A Scorpion's Journey
Cast
Mehmet Aslantuğ 
Sahika Tekand 
Tuncel Kurtiz 
Nüvit Özdogru 
Macit Koper 
Rana Cabbar
Credits
Written by: 
Ömer Kavur
Plot
A Turkish watchmaker is employed to mend a village clock that has not worked for some seven years. However, what seems like a simple and un-exciting task is plunged into a web of mystery and intrigue when the watchmaker innocently witnesses the murder of a beautiful woman on his first day in the village.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ömer Kavur's film, shown in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 1997, follows a mysterious love story in a haunting, dreamlike Istanbul. Elliptical and moody, it is a graceful, melancholic work from a master of Turkish art cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Istanbul Film Festival 1997: Best Film (National Competition)
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (759 votes)
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