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Anita 2022-03-25 09:01:22

"In terms of directing techniques, Faith Arkin has successfully learned the necessary restraint, the typical West Asian passion in his previous works has been adjusted to a minimum, and replaced by most important characters with a lingering To go to sadness and depression, even the most passionate part (the sexual part) is "interrupted in time" in the camera. "Sometimes it is not easy to seek death, but sometimes death comes so suddenly and hastily. In the film Such is the loss of life, it can be brought down with a slap, it can be ended by a child playing with a gun."

"People who live on this side only start to reflect on the life on this side, that is, on life itself, only when they suddenly see the other side. People are often too numb to the life on this side, because for a person, life comes It seems too simplistic, so only the imagination about the other side can stimulate people on this side."

"The development of the plot is enough to catch people's attention, and the language of the camera moves slowly and just right, so that it won't fall asleep and won't get excited. It's the best feeling to watch a literary film."

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  • story: After telling the story of Abraham that was willing to sacrifice his son, Ismael, to show God his obedience. Before Abraham could slay his son God sent a lamb to sacrifice instead.

    Nejat Aksu: I asked my dad if he would have sacrificed me as well.

    Susanne Staub: And what did he say?

    Nejat Aksu: That he would even make an enemy of God to protect me.