Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- patriotic
- tense
- melancholic
- historical film night
- war movie marathon
What sets it apart
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Ali and Mehmet respond to wartime propaganda and recruitment efforts while stranded in Australia rather than fighting at Çanakkale.
The ice-cream trade and camel show become the protagonists' means of opposing wartime propaganda.
The plot explicitly features British leaflets recruiting Australian soldiers and anti-Ottoman propaganda.
The protagonists' ice-cream cart and camel performances coexist with the pressures of world war i and nationalist struggle.
Films like Turkish Ice Cream, and why
Gallipoli
historical war drama centered on ordinary people caught in the mobilization and propaganda of world war i
The Longest Day
patriotic historical drama depicting turkish national identity and sacrifice during the first world war
A Very Long Engagement
period war drama contrasting individual lives with imperial conflict and military recruitment
Movie Details
- Director
- Can Ulkay
- Release Date
- 2019-03-15
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (44)
Cast
- Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
- Ali Atay
- Şebnem Bozoklu
- Will Thorp
- James Farley
- Caner Kurtaran
- Marlene Matthews
- Tristan Alexander
- Alma Terzić
- Carl Wharton
Common questions
- What is Turkish Ice Cream about?
- Two Ottoman immigrants turn an ice-cream cart and camel show into an improvised act of resistance when world war i traps them in Australia.
- What is Turkish Ice Cream like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Turkish Ice Cream as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Turkish Ice Cream violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Turkish Ice Cream as brutal.
- Which films are like Turkish Ice Cream?
- Films with a similar feel include Gallipoli, The Longest Day, and A Very Long Engagement.
- How long is Turkish Ice Cream?
- Turkish Ice Cream runs 120 minutes.
