Night of Silence

2012 [TURKISH]

Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 659 659

Plot summary

Having just entered puberty, bride (Dilan Aksüt) had been forced to marry with groom (Ilyas Salman) whom returned to his hometown after doing many years of jail time and more than fifty years older than her. At first she was afraid, she cries, even resists, having equipped with patchy and second hand sayings, she did not know what is going to happen to her. Sitting in the nuptial chamber with horror, she will start to face with realities after grandfather-aged groom steps into the room.

Director

Reis Çelik Photo
Reis Çelik

Top cast

Ilyas Salman Photo
Ilyas Salman as Groom / Damat
Dilan Aksüt Photo
Dilan Aksüt as Bride / Gelin
Sabri Tutal Photo
Sabri Tutal as Uncle / Amca
Mayseker Yucel Photo
Mayseker Yucel as Sister in love / Yenge
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840.69 MB
1280*544
Turkish 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 2
1.52 GB
1918*816
Turkish 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by clewis2666 6 / 10

A worthy film, but is that enough?

This should really be a play. The only action (or inaction, perhaps I should say) is filmed in a straight forward manner in the bridal chamber of an old man and a child in backward Anatolia. They converse to an extent and the ending may be a surprise. Clearly it is an honest film that portrays aspects of this strange and distasteful tribal situation (uncivilised is hardly the word for it) and it would work well as a chamber piece in the theatre, but for the ordinary film-goer, such as me, I am afraid it is a bit of a non-event and rather boring in its 90 minutes progress (or lack of it). So, interesting certainly for anyone concerned with Turkey and its traditions and/or its folklore such as Scherezade but otherwise I guess I would advise you to give it a miss.
Reviewed by billsarioz 7 / 10

A community where his legs are not in balance

"Lal Gece" is a movie about a phenomena in some part of world, this story goes over for Turkey's eastern part.A noname-man (groom) a noname-little girl (bride), in a a room first time of their marriage which is dictated by tradition. The film puts a light to what's happening between these two people and their differences and how human created traditions can shape a society; A society with unbalanced legs. There are reasons, excuses in the movie which you can see how these 2 people came together in this room, but they are actually palliative. It's drama which millions of women have been living and this film is putting a big light on to the issue.
Reviewed by billcr12 6 / 10

Strange and Sad Film

I don't know how to review this film. A young bride of about thirteen is forced into an arranged marriage with an overweight and unattractive man of around sixty who has just been released from a Turkish prison after a long sentence. The happy couple are serenaded to their home by a caravan of friends and neighbors. The young girl, dressed in white and wearing a red veil, is taken to a room and told to obey every wish of her husband. The old man shows up and asks for his ritual water for prayers. He washes his hands and feet, and they pray together. Over the course of the night, they play cat's cradle and he recites a well know Turkish fable. Tradition calls for the white bed sheet to be handed over with the obligatory red stains for proof of virginity. The ending is rather abrupt, but the young actress is very beautiful and convincing as a reluctant bride. Night of Silence is an interesting look at a disturbing cultural and religious practice.
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