Overview
A gripping investigation unfolds as a team of cops delves into a murder shrouded in family secrets and societal pressures.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- brooding
- serious
- crime movie night
- serious thriller evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The victim's conservative family is investigated as a possible source of an honor killing.
The investigation connects the victim's family, drug-dealing boyfriend, and billionaire husband Battal.
Veteran cop Ferman works alongside hot-headed partner İdris while rookie Hasan joins the case.
The film's homicide case is framed through police work, social pressures, and contemporary Turkish settings rather than heightened genre spectacle.
Films like Hunting Season, and why
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Turkish crime mystery with veteran investigators, moral ambiguity, and a socially grounded atmosphere
Memories of Murder
Character-driven police procedural centered on a murder investigation and institutional tension
Zodiac
Dark investigative thriller exploring class power, corruption, and concealed family violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Yavuz Turgul
- Release Date
- 2010-12-02
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (201)
Cast
- Şener Şen
- Cem Yılmaz
- Çetin Tekindor
- Melisa Sözen
- Okan Yalabık
- Rıza Kocaoğlu
- Nergis Çorakçı
- Mustafa Avkıran
- Mahir İpek
- Şefika Ümit Tolun
Common questions
- What is Hunting Season about?
- A veteran homicide detective, volatile partner, and scholarly rookie pursue a young woman's killer through Turkey's tangled web of family honor, drugs, and immense wealth.
- What is Hunting Season like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hunting Season as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hunting Season violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Hunting Season as moderate.
- Which films are like Hunting Season?
- Films with a similar feel include Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Memories of Murder, and Zodiac.
- How long is Hunting Season?
- Hunting Season runs 140 minutes.
