Ruhi Sari Movies
- 2001
In Dervis, Italian director Alberto Rondalli returns to the theme of religion which has served him well in several earlier films. It is a story of revenge set in provincial Turkey in the early 1900s. Its main character is Ahmed Nurettin, a sheik who is responsible not only for upholding the civil law in his community, but also the Muslim faith. Because Ahmed is a dutiful man, he tries to do his best in this world by studying the Koran day and night. The problem is that his studies are so time-consuming that he has become out of touch with his fellow man. A wake-up call comes when Ahmed's brother is accused of a crime he did not commit and is arbitrarily sentenced to death. At first, Ahmed assumes that his position of power will get his brother off the hook, but he soon learns that the judges in the case are men just like himself -- men who are indifferent to society, knowing only the codes and punishments set down in their religious books. When the brother is executed, Ahmed sets out to punish the judges in his brother's case by stirring up a bloody revolt. Events spiral out of control until Ahmed comes into conflict with his best friend in the community, a man named Hassan. He believes he must kill Hassan, but the choice is a difficult one, as Ahmed knows deep down that the murder will be unjust. In the end, Ahmed must choose to obey his religious duties or the tugs of his conscience. ~ Connor McMadden, Rovi
- Starring:
- Antonio Buil Puejo, Cezmi Baskin, (more)
- 1999
- NR
In Ucuncu Sayfa (The Third Page), Turkish filmmaker Zeki Demirkubuz draws the portrait of a 'small man' in a society where the rule of the jungle applies. Isa (Ruhi Sari) lives in a run-down basement flat in the back streets of downtown Istanbul, picking up occasional small roles in TV series. He is a sucker for all those around him. While contemplating killing himself, he gets a sudden impulse to kill his landlord, which leads to his meeting with Meryem, a streetwise and unhappily married neighbor with two children. There seems to be a tender love developing between the two less privileged individuals, but the script, written by Demirkubuz, is too full of twists and turns to carry on as a run-of-the-mill love story. We find out that Meryem was the landlord's mistress, with the sanction of her husband. However, she is happy that he is dead because he was a brute. In fact, she was present when the killing took place. The trouble is: now she wants Isa to kill her husband. The film is a thriller with occasional black humor placed in the most appropriate moments; however, much of this humor is local language/culture oriented and therefore may be lost on audiences outside the territory. Unlike many Turkish films, the acting is subtle and natural and not theatrical. The names of the two major characters, Isa and Meryem, mean Christ and Mary. Ucuncu Sayfa competed at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ruhi Sari, Basak Kuklukaya, (more)
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