Times and Winds
2006 · Movie · 111 min · ★ 7.1 · 83% critics
In a remote mountain village shaped by poverty and hard work, children grow up under strict family expectations and harsh traditions. As they face favoritism, heavy chores, and confusing adult rules, their private fears and fantasies push them toward risky choices and uneasy discoveries.
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Details
- Original title
- Beş Vakit
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-29
- Language
- TR
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (56 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, grounded village drama about childhood, family pressure, and difficult emotions; Not for you if you prefer light stories or clear heroes, similar to The Third Page or Kosmos.
Pros: vivid rural atmosphere; raw coming-of-age; tense family dynamics | Cons: bleak subject matter; unsettling child behavior; slow, quiet pacing
Themes
- friendship
- shepherd
- dreams
- sibling relationship
- unexpected happiness
- village
- mountain
- islam
- turkey
- village school
- imam
Cast & crew
- OO
Ozen Ozkan
as Ömer
- AK
Ali Bey Kayali
as Yakup
Elit İşcan
as Yıldız
Bülent Emin Yarar
as İmam
Taner Birsel
as Zekeriya
Yiğit Özşener
as Yusuf
Selma Ergeç
as The Teacher
- TS
Tarik Sönmez
as Hirtenjunge Davut
Köksal Engür
as Onkel Halil
Tilbe Saran
as Ömers Mutter
Directed by Reha Erdem