IMHO a rather remarkable documentary with great sensibility about the cats living in the city center of Istanbul, and their obvious place in the cityscape.
Truly fascinating how the people (including shop owners, restaurant owners, fishermen etc) in the city heartfully and almost philosofically cares for these felines, which lives are far from your regular stray cats. And yeah, of course there will be those bloody adorable kittens..
Damn, this was a beautiful movie. Since it was hyped here and elsewere, I held my hopes quite low as usual (by experience), but this was in my ballpark in a way I hadn't expected.
The period piece setting was on spot (judging by that new Cadillac Shannon buys it should be in 1962, although I noticed a coupla other cars that might suggest a year or two later. Nevermind.). Nice reminders of the cold war/"space race", 60s racism etc here as well.
Great casting; Michael Shannon goes full Shannon, and Doug Jones is of course the master of stuff like this. But Sally Hawkins is simply fantastic with her mute acting. I also highly enjoyed Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins.
For me personally, this is Del Toros best flick since Pan's Labyrinth.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.