Three Monkeys (Film) (Üç Maymun) (Le tre scimmie)

original title:

Üç Maymun

italian title:

Le tre scimmie

directed by:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

cast:

Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal

screenplay:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal

cinematography:

Gökhan Tiryaki

editing:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bora Göksingöl

set design:

Ebru Ceylan

producer:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Valerio De Paolis, Zeynep Ozbatur, Cemal Noyan, Fabienne Vonier

production:

Zeynofilm, Pyramide Productions, BIM Film, NBC Film

distribution:

Bim Distribuzione [Italy]

world sales:

Pyramide International [France]

country:

Turkey/France/Italy

year:

2008

film run:

109'

format:

colour

release date:

12/09/2008

festivals & awards:

World Film Festival Of Bangkok 2010: New Turkish Cinema
Bengaluru International Film Festival 2009: Cinema of the World
Durban International Film Festival 2009: Panorama
Istanbul Film Festival 2009: Turkish Cinema: Out of Competition
Miami International Film Festival 2009: World Competition
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009: World Cinema
Sofia International Film Festival 2009: Turkish Cinema
St. Louis International Film Festival 2009: Features
Sydney Film Festival 2009
BFI London Film Festival 2008: Film on the Square
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2008: New International Cinema
Busan International Film Festival 2008: World Cinema
Cairo International Film Festival 2008: Out of Competition
Cinemed - Festival Cinema Mediterranéen Montpellier 2008: In Competition
Denver Film Festival 2008: Contemporary World Cinema
Festival de Cannes 2008: In Competition - Best Director
FICX Gijón International Film Festival 2008: In Competition
Haifa International Film Festival 2008: In Competition - Golden Anchor
Hamburg International Film Festival 2008: Agenda 08
International Thessaloniki Film Festival 2008: Contemporary Turkish Cinema
LIFFe - Ljubljana International Film Festival 2008: Against the Wind
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2008: Panorama
Melbourne International Film Festival 2008: International Panorama
Molodist - Kyiv International Film Festival 2008: Festival of Festivals
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2008: Special Presentation
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2008: Focus on Turkey
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2008: World Cinema

A family dislocated when small failings blow up into extravagant lies battles against the odds to stay together by covering up the truth... In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing "Three Monkeys" invalidate the truth of its existence?

Three Monkeys (Film) (Üç Maymun) (Le tre scimmie)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan