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Three Monkeys

Three Monkeys

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Three Monkeys

2008

1h 49m

6.8(232 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?

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Production Companies

Pyramide Productions

BiM Distribuzione

The people behind it

Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Yavuz Bingöl

Yavuz Bingöl

Eyüp

Hatice Aslan

Hatice Aslan

Hacer

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

İsmail

Ercan Kesal

Ercan Kesal

Servet

Cafer Köse

Bayram

Gürkan Aydin

Çocuk

Creative team

Directed by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by: Ebru Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Produced by: Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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