I could watch only one film on the fourth day of IFFK 2010. But it more made up for my day. The film was Zephyr, a Turkish film in the Competition Section, directed by Belma Bas, one of the frontrunners of the new generation Turkish filmmakers. The film has already become a strong contender for the Golden Pheasant award. Wine, an Argentine film in the competition section, too has received rave reviews from the critics and enthusiastic response from the audience.
Zephyr
The film deals with the story of a young girl, named Zephyr, who lives with her grand parents in a hilly Turkish village. Her mother is not living with them, and the girl spends most of the time looking for her mother from a cliff. But the mother does not turn up. The girl becomes more and more unemotional in her attitude towards her friends and even grand parents. Her best companion is the Mother Nature. Life goes along in the beautiful village without much noise. And one day her mother arrives. Joy erupts in their household.
Soon, she hears hushed talks about her mother’s imminent departure. This time, she is leaving for good. Zephyr predictably becomes very annoyed at this. Finally, the day of her mother’s departure arrives. She leaves in the early morning, which is just recovering from the previous night’s mist. Zephyr secretly follows her mother. But soon they meet. It leads to a stunning climax.
The film unfolds in a slow, teasing manner. Each sequence of the film is thoughtfully conceived and beautifully shot, which organically evolves into the awesome finale. A must watch.
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