Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul
An unambitious philosopher from a secluded cove unsettles Istanbul by challenging its worship of money, success, security, and the future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy afternoon
- casual group viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mustafali openly opposes money, accumulation, targets, success, and the commercial fear of the future.
Mustafali refuses the idea that success is a reward and disputes the pressure to pursue achievement.
Mustafali travels from Çökertme Cove to Istanbul, where his philosophy perplexes offices, apartments, universities, and student houses.
The plot centers on Mustafali disputing what people believe about work, money, security, success, and modern life.
Films like Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul, and why
Mandıra Filozofu
shares a comic clash between an unconventional outsider and modern social conventions, with warm philosophical satire
The Gods Must Be Crazy
shares anti-consumerist themes, whimsical social critique, and a protagonist who challenges accepted ideas about success
Being There
shares fish out of water comedy and criticism of urban conformity through an eccentric central character
Office Space
shares gentle workplace and consumer-culture satire built around questioning conventional ambition and status
Movie Details
- Director
- Müfit Can Saçıntı
- Release Date
- 2015-03-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (31)
Cast
- Müfit Can Saçıntı
- Kemal Kuruçay
- Gülnihal Demir
- Abdullah Şahin
- Zinaida Chistol
- Uğur Alibaşoğlu
- Alper Düzen
- Nihan Durukan
- Birol Güven
- Mehmet Auf
Common questions
- What is Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul about?
- An unambitious philosopher from a secluded cove unsettles Istanbul by challenging its worship of money, success, security, and the future.
- What is Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul.
- Which films are like Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul?
- Films with a similar feel include Mandıra Filozofu, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Being There, and Office Space.
- How long is Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul?
- Mandıra Filozofu: İstanbul runs 109 minutes.
