# Three Monkeys (2008)

> A Turkish family’s pact with a powerful politician turns a hit-and-run cover-up into an austere spiral of guilt, desire, and betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4293

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cast: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Ercan Kesal, Cafer Köse, Gürkan Aydin
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233381/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: oppressive, melancholic, austere, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A family's fragile bonds are tested by betrayal and desperation in a world of moral ambiguity.

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