The Miracle (2015)
1960s Turkey countryside. A newly assigned teacher finds out that the solitary village is missing a school. He gets fond of the village people and especially a disabled man. The teacher helps the village to build a new school and educate the children and the disabled man.
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One of the terribly bad Turkish movies! Emotional abuse nothing more!
Based on a true story was crafted a great film. The power of love in the name of humanity, nature, love of country and unique images accompanied by children. Talented players and a friendly and natural rendering of the theme with them. Disabled man's role is admirable. Artistic nature images from the corner of Eastern Anatolia watchable and catchy. If you are craving of 1960s in the frames of the movie will take you to that date, unless this particular corner of the world. I have to admit, director of this film is also a famous singer and musician but I'm not a big fan of him, but this movie is great. The makers and players need to celebrate.
I am the strict follower of Turkish and world cinema. In this film characters which are conducted their roles were chosed well. Especially main character Aziz, who is a disabled person , played great his role. In scenario there are some problems about spreading events to time. For example disabled character Aziz, turning back without disabilities to his village in seven years. It can be possible but it must spread in time when he educated by idealist teacher "Muallim". My other critic will be about prediction the next step of the film. Some scenes was not surprised to me as an audience. Generally film was a superB for Turkish cinema because of photograpy of scenes, sounds, characters, they were selected and thought very well. Congratulations to Mahsun KIRMIZIGUL for successful direction.
"Aziz" Character is very realistic according to me. All the other villagers are so, except the teacher who is from the Western part of Turkey. Use of the camera is excellent with very beautiful scenes of East Anatolia. However the teacher character is a bit forced/synthetic whatever you may call it. For example he speaks with a heavy Western Turkey accent all through the movie but starts to talk with a Zaza dialect of Kurdish during his first days in the school but his Turkish never changes which is a bit odd. Costumes are hundred percent right for the 60's. To sum up I deem it as a good Turkish movie made in recent times.