Somersault in a Coffin Page #4

Synopsis: Mahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun loves cars, he steals at nights and in the mornings he drives them back clean and well kept. He lives to emphasize the strange togetherness of possibilities and impossibilities. In this togetherness, Mahsun experiences friendship, trust, a one-way love affair and torture. He insists to survive in his open-air coffin of ancient Istanbul streets.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Dervis Zaim
  16 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Year:
1996
76 min
11 Views


Does that sound sensible?

There are men to bail for

and there are men for whom you..

simply don't. Sorry.

Did I spill it on you?

It's OK.

-Leave it that way. Listen.

Let's get him jailed, then

he can stay there until April..

and he can find food for free.

-None of the prisons admit him.

What does that mean?

-Last time he robbed the prison.

No sh*t! I don't believe that!

-It's true.

I won't hire him, man.

Did he steal the transportation..

car for the prisoners?

-Worse than that.

Malik! Where

are you, son?

I was looking for cotton wool.

It must be somewhere here.

Mahsun will stay here.

-How're you doing, brother?

Help him settle.

I'm in the room.

The flush doesn't work.

-Zeki will find a plumber.

You got it so soon.

I'll get the cologne.

Ogn passes the ball

into the penalty area.

Ericson tackles him. The national squad

constantly..

attacks the Swedish side.

Now it's Oguz.

Oguz passed the ball to Osman.

Osman dribbles.

He's in the penalty area.

Passes the ball back to Oguz.

Oguz is likely to

score. He shoots.

And he did

it. Goal!

He did it!

We're 1-0 ahead.

Tonight is our night, this is

the Turks' glorious night...

Off to the streets.

Turkey! Turkey!

Europe, Europe, listen to

the footsteps of the Turks.

Turkey!

Are you doing the

laundry at this hour?

Don't you have eau de cologne?

-No!

Why don't you get some, son?

-We'll get it tomorrow, ma'm.

You handle money alright,

why don't you buy some cologne?

Do buy some.

-Thank you.

No need for that.

-Miss!

This is yours!

-Mine?

You forgot this

yesterday.

I was thinking..

-Will you be here from now on?

Yes.

You work at the coffee house.

-I'm in charge of the restrooms.

Did they give you a bed?

-Yes.

Upstairs?

-Yes!

So you don't sleep

in boats anymore.

Wouldn't you get bribes

if you were in power?

I would. But not billions.

-So you accept it.

No, I don't. There is an extent

to which one should..

accept bribes.

-There is no such extent.

Power corrupts.

-You're bullshitting!

You talk as if you have

been a prime minister.

Come on, talk! We

were just chatting.

I was thinking about buying booze and

going to Sari's grave.

If we could go together.

All of his friends.

I got raki, nuts.

And wine.

It's cold, but I thought it

would be good if we go.

Cologne?

No! Well, maybe.

In fact I was going to..

-What?

.. ask you for a favour.

-What?

I was going to ask if you could write

'men' and 'women' on..

the doors of the bathrooms. It's a bit

confusing like this.

Find a pen! I will.

-A pen?

Look.

Do you have cotton wool here?

-Cotton wool?

Very little would do.

-I'll ask if there is any.

A pen and cotton wool!

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