Black and White (2010)

Original title

Siyah Beyaz

Directed by

Ahmet Boyacıoğlu

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of regulars spend time at a famous bar in Ankara, sharing stories and dealing with loneliness, aging, friendship, and their connection to the city. The film follows their interactions and the special bond they feel for the bar and each other.

bittersweetcontemplativeintimatemelancholicslow-pacedcharacter-drivenunderstatednostalgic

What happens

Black and White (Turkish: Siyah Beyaz) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu which tells the stories of a group of regulars at a famous bar in Ankara, and was described by the director as being a film "about loneliness, growing old, friendship, solidarity, and that special bond you feel for Ankara." The film, which takes its name from the Siyah Beyaz Bar and Art Gallery where it is set, is according to Today's Zaman reviewer Emine Yıldırım "an adamant ode to this bar", which "has been a landmark of high-end art and upper-crust intellectualism for longer than 20 years...and on a larger scale, the city it represents through its group of characters." It went on general release across Turkey on April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23) and was selected for the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival and the 59th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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