Kosmos is a thief and a miracle-worker. He appears one morning in a tiny, snowbound border village where he is welcomed with open arms – on account of arriving just in time to resuscitate a small boy who would otherwise have drowned.
Cinematography
Stunning snow-covered landscapes that breathe isolation
Acting
Sermet Yeşil's feral, unpredictable physical presence
Direction
Erdem's patient, ritualistic storytelling rhythm
Director
Reha Erdem
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Erdem shot the film in Kars, the same remote Turkish city where Orhan Pamuk set 'Snow,' creating an unofficial triptych of Anatolian isolation with 'Times and Winds.'
Sermet Yeşil had never acted before; Erdem cast him after spotting his 'animalistic energy' in a documentary about Istanbul street performers.
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