Three Monkeys
A film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
French release January 14 2009
Synopsis
A family dislocated when small failings blow up into extravagant lies battles against the odds to stay together by covering up the truth... In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing "Three Monkeys" invalidate the truth of its existence?
Cast
Eyüp: Yavuz Bingöl
Hacer: Hatice Aslan
Ismail: Ahmet Rifat Sungar
Servet: Ercan Kesal
Crew
Screenplay: Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Producer: Zeynep Özbatur
Co-producers: Fabienne Vonier, Valerio de Paolis, Cemal Noyan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Photography: Gökhan Tiryaki
1st assistant camera: Serkan Gülgüler
Sound: Murat Senürkmez, Umut Senyol, Olivier Goinard
Editing: Ayhan Ergürsel, Bora Göksingöl, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Color grading: Bora Göksingöl
Sets and costumes: Ebru Ceylan
Make-up artist: Gülcan Bayar Öge
Production manager: Arda Topaloglu
1st assistant director: Ayla Karli Tezgören
Production information
Produced by ZEYNOFILM (Turkey) ; NBC FILM (Turkey), PYRAMIDE PRODUCTIONS (France), BIM DISTRIBUZIONE (Italy)
In association with IMAJ
With the contribution of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
With the support of Eurimages
With the help of the CNC
International sales: PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL
Distribution: PYRAMIDE
Technical information
Turkey-France
Year of production : 2007
Length : 109 mm
Festivals and awards
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2008 - Competition : Best director
Official Selection Toronto Film Festival 2008