SummaryA first year schoolboy, the sensitive Yusuf lives with his beekeeper father Yakup and pretty young mother Zehra in an isolated region in Northeast Turkey , bordering a magical forest where Yakup places his specially made hves and makes a living gathering prized black honey. Yusuf often accompanies his father, whom he greatly loves and admires, on... Read More
Directed By:Semih Kaplanoglu
Written By:Semih Kaplanoglu, Orçun Köksal
Bal
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Generally Favorable
70
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
80% Positive
4 Reviews
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20% Mixed
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Mar 24, 2011
80
It has no musical soundtrack (and barely any dialogue), only a quiet, unforced, organic rhythm. And those spellbinding images. Like the viewer, Mr. Kaplanoglu is quite happy to let nature do the talking and cast a lyrical, mysterious spell.
Mar 25, 2011
75
A thoughtful and intelligent film, and should appeal to adventurous souls.
Mar 24, 2011
75
Bal mingles the bitter and the sweet, but it gets mired in its own stickiness.
Mar 22, 2011
70
Though this graceful film is a minor addition to the canon of Middle Eastern cinema in which nothing and everything happens, Bal is still a beauty.
Mar 22, 2011
60
Bal's familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It does make you wish, however, for something above and beyond the usual high-art-cinema catnip.
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Mar 27, 2011
10
There is one unknown ideology under the surface,indeed of - the poetical and phenomenal surface of the third of the Yusuf trilogy ; Bal is a beautiful and sensational Turkish film that I may not be fond of in another life of mine,but dare in this one.
Production Company:
- Kaplan Film
- Heimatfilm
- Eurimages
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- ZDF/Arte
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Pusan Promotion Plan
- Sarajevo CineLink
Release Date:Mar 25, 2011
Duration:1 h 43 m
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Awards
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
• 7 Nominations
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Istanbul Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
