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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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