Three Monkeys (2008)
This is a Turkish domestic drama about secrets, guilt and suspicion. A local politician kills someone in a hit and run accident and asks his driver to take the rap in return for a pay off and this sets of a chain of events involving the driver's wife and son. While the husband is away in jail his wife starts and affair with the politician and this really upsets the apple cart of family harmony.
What first stands out about this film is it's slow pace and the direction which often obscures characters faces during scenes to leave the audience to speculate on their emotions, this means that the film will only have a niche audience as it requires a fair amount of patience to watch. The plot is not bad with the lies and suspicion building up to a dark ending which serves as a good exploration of what happens when you follow the code of the three wise monkeys.
This is not a bad film but be warned that it is a slow burner and the direction is unusual 3/5
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