Umami

2025 [TURKISH]

Action / Drama

8
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1609 1.6K

Plot summary

Chef and owner Sina Bora faces personal and professional challenges on one of his restaurant's busiest nights. His father's emergency surgery, staff tensions and his former mentor Renzo's plans to take over push Sina to make tough decisions.

Director

Emre Sahin Photo
Emre Sahin

Top cast

Burak Deniz Photo
Burak Deniz as Sina Bora
Öykü Karayel Photo
Öykü Karayel as Melis
Debbie Pollack Photo
Debbie Pollack as Additional
Mertkan Erkan Photo
Mertkan Erkan as Serkan
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 2160p.WEB.x265
1.01 GB
1280*544
Turkish 2.0
NR
Subtitles tr  us  cz  dk  de  gr  es  fi  fr  hu  it  nl  no  pl  pt  ro  sk  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 8
2.07 GB
1920*816
Turkish 5.1
NR
Subtitles tr  us  cz  dk  de  gr  es  fi  fr  hu  it  nl  no  pl  pt  ro  sk  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 5
4.99 GB
3840*2160
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles tr  us  cz  dk  de  gr  es  fi  fr  hu  it  nl  no  pl  pt  ro  sk  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by shayanmobile-89124 7 / 10

Excellent acting*

We can say that it is a great movie! With great actors! Wow, Burak Deniz, this man, this man showed his character's emotions and bad mood so well that all the emotions were transferred to me. Oyko Karail's acting cannot be ignored. The others were also very good, but there were a few bad points! The camera shake was very bad and made me dizzy, the film was slow and annoying. It did not have a good ending, it could have ended much better, the emotions were very real and understandable, and this would have made it truly a drama genre. And although this movie is an adaptation, in this era when all movies, whether romantic or otherwise, have scenes and references to sexual topics and relationships, and this way they attract viewers, but here we have a beautiful relationship between a couple and a true love and affection.... It was beautiful!
Reviewed by docnrse 7 / 10

Like The Bear but in Turkish

This is an immersive, one-take film where the camera follows the characters with no cuts. It's also in Turkish so there are subtitles. But don't let that stop you - it's really a fascinating film.Starts off with a baseline stress level that seems a little higher than normal life due to it being almost time for the dinner crowd at an trendy open-kitchen restaurant. By the end of the film the tension has been turned up to 11, as the saying goes, leading to an abrupt and startling final shot. It's one of those OMG endings.There were only a few minutes that didn't seem to ring true, mainly having to do with this being a really busy eatery, but for a while no one seems to be cooking and all the stoves seem abandoned. There were also a few times when the place was very busy, yet employees took unnatural amounts to time to deal with things that came up, like a staff member pulling out a first aid kit in full sight of the diners to dress a bloody cut on her finger, and it seems to take her a good 5 minutes just to do this.So those little details kind of took me out of the story. I don't know that this is a bad thing though because it means the film did a very good job at making me feel immersed in everything that was going on. So much so, that when they did happen, I was literally saying out loud, "Come on, come on, keep it going, people are waiting for their food!The camera work was excellent. I felt the stress, the heat, the sweat, all the tension, the discomfort of having to observe customers behaving badly, the million and one things going on all at the same time. It drew me in slowly at first, but by the end I was all in.Due the popularity of The Bear, I'm sure many watchers will draw similarities. As a fan of that tv show, I couldn't help but make a list of them in my head every time I'd notice them - like a bingo card.You have a man and a woman partnering up to start this restaurant, investors who want their returns, staff on drugs, chef with addiction and parental drama and a sister, lots of tattoos, health department inspectors, people saying "Yes Chef!" in English oddly enough, and so on, you get the idea.My rating is 7, but I'd give it a 7.5 if that were an option. I really enjoyed it!
Reviewed by VintageVirtueK 5 / 10

The Bear Turkish Version

The story does an excellent job at creating a tension and capturing the atmosphere of hectic fast paced, the stress of making sure everything is done correctly, as well as working within the hierarchy of a business while dealing with your own personal problems. The issues that arise from people not doing what they are supposed to be doing or people taking advantage of their positions to mistreat lower employees. Ultimately it tells a cautionary tale about working too hard at the expense of your personal life and relationships.The performances by the cast was excellent. Everyone played their role well especially Burak Deniz. But the story otherwise was very thin and sometimes boring and I think that could be the product of the one take no cuts model.
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