Movie Description:
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan shifts gears in this twisty, noirish tale while retaining his mastery of ambience, nuance and astonishingcinematography. Winner of the Best Director Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, THREEMONKEYS opens with an ambitious politician fleeing a hit-and-run accident in the dead of night. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off hischauffeur Eyup to take the rap. While Eyup stews in jail, thisdevil`s bargain takes its toll on his brooding son Ismail andrestless wife Hacer, who falls into an illicit affair with the politician. Ismail`s discoveryof his mother`s infidelity and Eyup`s post-release suspicionscrank up the simmering tensions in a household alreadyhaunted by hidden ghosts.
