Majority (2010)

Original title

Çoğunluk

Directed by

Seren Yüce

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

18+

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a middle class family clashes with his authoritarian father and starts a rough relationship with a woman from an ethnic minority. The film follows his struggle to break free from his father's influence while facing the harsh realities of his society.

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What happens

Majority (Turkish: Çoğunluk) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Seren Yüce, which tells the story of a middle class young man rebelling against his father's brutish authority while seeking a rough romance with a woman of ethnic minority. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15), won several Golden Orange awards at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and was premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Lion of the Future for best debut film. Hürriyet Daily News reporter Vercihan Zilioğlu wrote that, "The director's moral tale draws on the example of today's Turkish youth and the timeless shadow of fathers over sons," and Today's Zaman reviewer Emine Yıldırım concludes that this is, "one of the rawest and truest stories from our society," and "As Yüce’s hardcore realism shows us, love sometimes does not conquer all when individuals chose to become part of the herd." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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