Kosmos

Running time: 122 mins

To a town on the edge of nowhere comes a man from who knows where. Is he God?s fool, miracle worker, madman or sage? No one he meets will remain the same.

Across a wintery snowscape, a man comes running. He reaches a river, it carries a child, floating, drowning or dead. He rescues the boy. The boy comes back to life. This astonishingly adept film is pure parable and beauty. The camerawork is stunning, the sound design perfect. It?s the kind of film so easy to do badly ? a single misstep can destroy the entire film. But in Kosmos there are no missteps, and the effect is a wonder.

In Reha Erdem?s (Times and Winds (2006), My Only Sunshine (2008)) latest film, symbols and metaphors pile on top of each other with canny imprecision, not to be intellectualized, just watched. Submerge yourself in this truly wonderful film, sit back, watch and enjoy.

- Charlie Cockey

Film sponsored by the Applied Materials Foundation.