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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi

Yunus Emre: The Voice of Love (Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi) (translated)

Movie · 2014 · 4 people

The life of Yunus Emre, one of Anatolia's most celebrated folk poets and Sufi mystics, is the subject of Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi (Yunus Emre: The Voice of Love), a 2014 Turkish historical drama. Released in Turkish cinemas on 10 January 2014 and running about 100 minutes, it was both written and directed by Kürşat Kızbaz, who had earlier made the 2008 documentary Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı about Rumi.

The story follows Yunus, a villager in an Anatolian countryside ravaged by war and violence, on his transformation into the poet whose ideas of love would resonate across centuries. Haunted by regret over having chosen wheat, he bids farewell to everyone he loves, including Balım Kız, and sets out on the road. Seeking Divine Love, the greatest love of all, he asks the wandering saints of Anatolia to guide him, unaware that what he is searching for lies within himself.

Devrim Evin plays the lead role; the cast also includes Bülent Emin Yarar, Ahmet Mekin, Sinan Albayrak and Tamer Levent. Built around Yunus Emre's philosophy of peace and love rather than a conventional biography, the film received a lukewarm critical response, with audience scores somewhat higher than the critics'.

DirectorKürşat Kızbaz

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Devrim Evin Devrim Evin Actor · 47 years old Sinan Albayrak Sinan Albayrak Actor · 53 years old Tamer Levent Tamer Levent Actor · 76 years old Burak Sergen Burak Sergen Actor · 65 years old

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film treats Yunus Emre not as the hero of a conventional biography but as a way of thinking born out of an Anatolia shaken by war and violence. It is an interesting approach: the emphasis on peace and love can be read as an answer to the turmoil of the age. His regret over choosing wheat and his plea to the wandering saints of Anatolia for guidance hint at the place folk Sufism held in the life of society at the time. Viewers curious about the historical context, though, may want a more concrete picture of the period's political and social order; here the film prefers to stay symbolic. Valuable as an introduction to Yunus Emre's world of ideas.

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

For a heart raised on Yunus Emre's verses, this film warms you with its intentions. The idea that what you seek lies within you captures the essence of his poetry beautifully. Devrim Evin's Yunus is sincere and unadorned, and his farewell to Balım Kız before he takes to the road recalls the bittersweet taste of the old folk tales. Still, at times the telling felt too heavy and too reliant on words to me; in a film about a poet, I would have liked to hear more of the poetry itself. The critics' cool reception is understandable, but it is hard not to appreciate its sincerity.

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

When it opened on an Anatolia gripped by war and violence, I expected some action, but this film is on a completely different road. What matters is Yunus's inner journey: taking to the road, asking the saints for guidance, a calm and reflective pace. For anyone after tension or conflict, it is slow. If Sufism interests you, that changes things; otherwise it is 100 minutes that ask for patience.

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