Coming Soon (Pek Yakında)

Coming Soon (Pek Yakında)

Movie · 2014 · 23 people

Cem Yılmaz both wrote and directed Coming Soon, a 2014 Turkish comedy and his third outing in that dual role. The picture premiered on September 30, 2014, opened in theaters two days later, and went on to draw more than two million admissions across the country.

The story follows Zafer, who makes his living from pirated DVDs and the shady dealings that come with it. A blunt warning from his wife makes clear their marriage is over unless he quits, so he vows to leave that world behind. To pull his family back together, he reconnects with old friends from his days working as a film extra, aiming to finally shoot a long-stalled fantasy project called "Şahikalar: Kötülüğün Sonu," unrealized since the 1970s. When the talents of his hastily assembled crew fall short, the whole group is pulled into a funny, and at times unexpectedly moving, adventure.

Cem Yılmaz leads the cast, joined by Tülin Özen, Zafer Algöz, Özkan Uğur, Ozan Güven, Çağlar Çorumlu, Cengiz Bozkurt, Zerrin Tekindor, Hare Sürel, Ayşen Gruda and Ülkü Duru. Warner Bros. handled the production.

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

The most endearing thing about Pek Yakında is its love for old film sets, for extras and for a film dream that never got made. Zafer setting out to finally shoot "Şahikalar: Kötülüğün Sonu", a project stalled since the 1970s, feels like a tribute to the film workers of those years. Seeing names such as Ayşen Gruda and Ülkü Duru in the cast warms the heart as well. At times the humor is louder than it needs to be and some jokes fall flat, but with its unexpectedly moving moments it touches you like a love letter to cinema.

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

Pek Yakında, the third film Cem Yılmaz both wrote and directed, spins a film about filmmaking out of a pirate-DVD hustler's urge to shoot a movie. The meta-cinema idea is appealing: an unfinished 1970s fantasy project, an underpowered crew and a hero facing his own limits. But the script struggles to fit this material into a coherent structure; scenes that move with sketch logic keep interrupting the characters' emotional journey. Part of the large ensemble, seasoned comedians Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur included, seems stuck with a single joke each. Even so, the film catches an unexpected sincerity now and then, and it found its audience with over two million admissions.

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

Mention a Cem Yılmaz comedy and everyone at home perks up; Pek Yakında is broadly a film the family can watch together. The story of a father who quits the pirate-DVD business to win his family back carries a nice message. Some of the jokes go over young children's heads, and they may get a little bored. Teens and adults will laugh more.

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