Summer Book won the national prize at the Istanbul Film Festival in 2008. It plays in the Young Turkish Cinema program, which is a programma that is dedicated to the new generation of Turkish filmmakers.
The protagonist of Summer book is a little boy named Ali who grows up a in a small village around the sea. When the summer vacation starts he gets a book from his teacher, the book the title of the film refers to. Then he is sent by his dad to sell chewing gum one the streets, to learn about business. He'll have to try to sell them with profit. His much older brother though, wants to quit military education to do a normal one. This angers the father, and not long after he has a stroke.
The Summer Book is a slow-paced minimalistic film with non-professional actors and natural lighting. The main theme is, like in most Turkish films playing at the festival, about staying in the birth village or moving away. The strongest point about Summer book is the actors who are very convincing. Their acting and Teoman's effective style make Summer Book a good debut effort.
***1/2 (out of 5)
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