Büyük Oyun (2009) User Reviews

I Wonder if People Gave It a Low Score for Political Reasons

[turkam · 7/10 · 14 May 2012]

It's been a full six years since I last posted any comments on the IMDb. But, I thought this was a generally well-made films. It seems like people on the political right, both in Turkey and here in America, would arbitrarily hate this film for its very controversial content. If a person has actually viewed this film, and given it a low score, for whatever reason, that is fine. But, I've noticed that films like these are sometimes targets of campaigns against the film and that in some instances people just give the film a very low score because they hate what it stands for. I was actually very disturbed by this film, but it exposes many of the reasons for the underlying tensions between the west (not just America) and the Islamic world; some of which actually do not directly involve religion. One does not have to agree with the politics of a film to see it as a good work.

Movie about iraqi Turkmen's!

[ahyazaman · 10/10 · 15 January 2011]

As I watch over 50 Movies a month and some of these movies are international movies, I must say this is one Movie that's got my attention more than any other movie was made about Iraq and its people or about its daily life.

The movie its based on a true story about an iraqi Turkman women who lost all of her family except of one brother, she travels searching for him desperately, she gets raped by the kurdish smugglers and finally she gets into the hand of the terrorists and they tell her her brother was killed too and they brain-wash her to believe that she has to sacrifice her life for god.......

This movie its showing the impact and what comes after and because of wars.... it also tells the story of the people who suffered the most from this war, these people are the Iraqi Turkman's This isn't Hollywood made movie, its very real movie about whats happening in Iraq...as I said, its one of the very very few movies that tells the story as it is!

Disturbingly honest look at the consequences of war

[integrator97 · 9/10 · 6 January 2014]

This movie is excellent for its content. It highlights the unintended consequences of war, any war really, but especially the war on terror. How innocent people are hurt, lives and families destroyed. And it shows how it's not that difficult to find people to manipulate into advancing terror. This movie should be viewed with an open mind, looking at it from the perspective of the main character. If you watch it with the right frame of mind, it will teach you something, not glorify something. It did leave something unfinished in the end. And the subtitles aren't always easy to read. They're a bit small, and occasionally blend with the background. There was a seen early on in the back of a pickup, that I have no idea why they included it.

well hidden gem, funny but not hilarious, sad but not soul wrenching

[zdilay · 9/10 · 7 April 2013]

Today I watched this very well kept secret and I'm really surprised about not hearing about it before. The plot is both very known and distant. It is about a Turkmen girl who lost her family and trying to find her way through in life. She leaves now deserted village with an aim, to find her brother. So it is mostly a road movie. What I really liked about this movie is, it's very subtle and simple, the reality shown in the movie is not poking your eyes, like a documentary, you just accept it. Maybe the final twist is a bit of a far stretch, but still acceptable, and even lightens the heavy plot. There are other balancing moments in this movie which you smile and even laugh, so unlike most movies about middle east you don't feel horrible after it ends. Also if you liked Homeland you should give this movie a chance. You might notice a surprise.