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The Voice (2010 film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Voice' is a 2010 Turkish horror film, directed by mit nal, about a young woman who begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The film opened on nationwide general release across Turkey on .

Plot



Derya (Selma Erge) works in a bank's call centers to support her elderly mother. One day her life is suddenly turned upside down as she begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The source of the voice is a mystery and it tells her things and facts no one else would know. Word gets out, and many in the community start to believe she is receiving messages from the divine. But soon the voice starts to become louder and louder, its tone becomes more and more threatening and Derya's life starts spiraling into a nightmare.

Production



Director mit nal explained his surprise decision to collaborate with film-critic and novelist Uygar irin on this film by stating that, The script is the best Ive seen.

The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.

Release



The film opened in 77 screens across Turkey on at number eleven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $92,751.

Reception



Box office

The movie has made a total gross of $235,316.

Reviews

Emine Yldrm, writing for 'Today's Zaman', states, 'Surely the film does not present anything new to the genre, but it at least does not smell like a rotten Hollywood rip-off thanks to its spatter of local motifs and cultural references without the usual misogyny of female torture.' 'The strong and weak points of Ses seem to stem from the same place -- its high regard for illustrating an intelligent and psychological thriller of depth where the expected scares serve the purpose of the main human story of dysfunctional and traumatized families -- yet the scenes which specifically highlight the drama and not the suspense tend to perform weakly as the emotional dynamic between the characters could have been more engaging,' the reviewer adds, before going on to state, 'For the most part, the films real theme (which cannot be revealed at this point for spoilers) is so familiar to Turkish culture that it achieves in portraying a remarkable zeitgeist that no other films of related genres have been able to present.' The reviewer concludes, 'All things considered, nal brings a well-crafted tale of agony (the kind of agony thats worth pondering) with the help of astounding cinematography from Trksoy Glebeyi, tight editing from iek Kahraman and Natalin Solakolu, mesmerizingly painful art direction from Elif Taolu and not to mention the powerful sound design (which holds the motif skeleton of the film) by Burak Topalak and Sascha Walker. Kudos to the cast and crew, who bring a film catering to all tastes, mainstream and independent.'

Emrah Gler, writing for 'Hrriyet Daily News', calls the film, 'One of the most anticipated Turkish films of the year,' and recommends it to, 'Those who have become sick of Turkish horror movies with Islamic motifs and poor stories and want to try a fresh look at the genre.'

Todd Brown, writing for 'Twitch Film', describes the film as, 'An atmospheric thriller with dark supernatural overtones,' that is, 'The latest title to try' 'to be a true breakout hit to put Turkey on the map for genre film lovers,' and comments that it, 'boasts a very aggressive trailer that promises good things.'

Deljhp, writing for '24Framespersecond.net', writes that the film, 'looks beautifully shot, and absolutely chock full of atmosphere,' that 'really seems to upped the ante again,' and also commenting on the trailer adds, 'Whoever did sound production and score for this, really knows their stuff.'

See also



* 2010 in film

* Turkish films of 2010

References




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