Waiting for Heaven
2006 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 6.8 · 66% critics
In 17th-century Istanbul, a skilled miniature artist is forced into a dangerous assignment: create a Western-style portrait to confirm the identity of a captured rebel prince. Sent on a grueling journey across Anatolia, he travels with uneasy companions and an unexpected young woman, navigating political pressure, moral doubts, and the pull of faith and art.
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Details
- Original title
- Cenneti Beklerken
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-12-15
- Language
- TR
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (8 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a reflective historical journey about art, belief, and power, with a fairytale-like tone similar to Dot or Vizontele Tuuba; Not for you if you need fast pacing and straightforward answers.
Pros: rich historical atmosphere; thought-provoking themes; striking art focus | Cons: slow pacing; story flaws; not an easy watch
Cast & crew
Serhat Tutumluer
as Nakkaş Eflatun
Melisa Sözen
as Leyla
Mesut Akusta
as Osman Çavuş
Nihat İleri
as Şehzade Danyal
Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu
as Şehzade Yakup
Rıza Sönmez
as 1. İsyancı
Numan Acar
as Dilsiz Mustafa
Nadi Güler
Bülent İnal
as Gazal
Altan Erkekli
as Çoban
Directed by Derviş Zaim