Biyograficim
Shattered Soul (Beyza'nın Kadınları)

Shattered Soul (Beyza'nın Kadınları)

Movie · 2006 · 14 people

Mustafa Altıoklar directed the Turkish crime thriller Beyza'nın Kadınları ("Beyza's Women"), released internationally as Shattered Soul. It reached cinemas on March 17, 2006 and runs about 137 minutes. It is remembered as one of Turkish cinema's early thrillers built on the serial-killer premise, arriving at a time of growing interest in crime fiction.

When severed legs start turning up in different districts of Istanbul, the city is gripped by panic. Commissioner Fatih (Tamer Karadağlı) takes the case, assisted by Doruk Türker (Levent Üzümcü), a psychiatrist trained in the United States as a serial-killer specialist. While Doruk sinks deeper into the puzzle, he overlooks the problem closest to home: his wife Beyza (Demet Evgar) suffers blackouts she cannot explain and tries to retrace the hours she has lost. As the police close in on the killer, Beyza senses a strange link between herself and the victims that even she cannot untangle. Arda Kural (Naim), Berrak Tüzünataç (Figen), Engin Altan Düzyatan (Koray) and Mine Çayıroğlu (Serap) also appear.

Altıoklar wrote the screenplay with Ebru Hacıoğlu and Nükhet Bıçakçı. Mehmet Altıoklar, Elif Dağdeviren and Cüneyt Ortan produced it for Altıoklar Film Prodüksiyon, Key Production and Hermes Film, with music by Fahir Atakoğlu and cinematography by Soykut Turan.

DirectorMustafa Altıoklar
Production companyAltıoklar Film Prodüksiyon, Key Production, Hermes Film
Shattered Soul (Beyza'nın Kadınları)

Reactions

You can pick up to 3 reactions.

Cast

Arda Kural Arda Kural Actor · 46 years old Naim Berrak Tüzünataç Berrak Tüzünataç Actor · 42 years old Figen Demet Evgar Demet Evgar Actor · 46 years old Beyza Türker Engin Altan Düzyatan Engin Altan Düzyatan Actor · 47 years old Av. Koray Keresteci Levent Üzümcü Levent Üzümcü Actor · 54 years old Dr. Doruk Türker Tamer Karadağlı Tamer Karadağlı Actor · 59 years old Inspector Fatih Mine Çayıroğlu Mine Çayıroğlu Actor · 48 years old Serap Muhammed Cangören Muhammed Cangören Actor · 75 years old Hademe Aziz Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Actor · 61 years old Fisherman Aslı Bayram Aslı Bayram Film actor · 45 years old Aslı Salih Güney Salih Güney Actor · born 1945 Prosecutor Engin Hepileri Engin Hepileri Actor · 48 years old Hüseyin Haldun Boysan Haldun Boysan Actor · died at 62 Av. Doğan Evrim Solmaz Evrim Solmaz Actor · 54 years old Nur

Also in the cast: Elif Dağdeviren (Doctor)

Titles sharing this cast

More from this director

Through different eyes

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Beyza'nın Kadınları is remembered as one of Turkish cinema's early attempts at the serial-killer thriller, and that ambition deserves credit. Mustafa Altıoklar builds two parallel lines, the police investigation and Beyza's unexplained blackouts, and the most interesting move is the way the tension shifts from the city streets into the home. Demet Evgar, as a woman trying to retrace her own lost hours, is the film's center of gravity. Fahir Atakoğlu's score and Soykut Turan's cinematography support the genre's dark mood. Still, at around 137 minutes it runs too long for a thriller of this kind; tighter editing would sharpen the puzzle and the moments where the two lines meet.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Severed legs turning up across Istanbul and a city gripped by panic: you can't ask for a much better hook. Commissioner Fatih and serial-killer specialist Doruk make the hunt feel urgent, and once Beyza's missing hours come into it, the mystery doubles. My only problem is the length: 137 minutes is long for a thriller, and the pace sags in places.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

This is not a film to sit down and watch with the family. The story is about a serial killer and severed legs found around the city, which tells you right away it isn't for children. It may be a good thriller for adults, but if you have little ones at home, wait until they are in bed. Grandparents who don't like tense, dark films may find it too much as well. It is also long, well over two hours.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader reviews are below.

Reviews (0)

Log in Log in to write a review.

Comments