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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Most of the reviews here are biased towards a Turkish patriotism, not good...Most of the non-Turkish reviews are here not to review but to protest the high ratings of this movie, understandable...But I sadly see that no one got the point.First of all this movie does not praise Turkish soldiers, nor slanders Kurdish rebels. It has a slight feel of patriotism, but not as much as an average war movie.You can't take the plot in the movie and interpret like it has an international message, like you do in private Ryan. Because you and even most of the Turkish people DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE about what is really going on in the eastern Turkey.I've been there as a soldier, in a troop very near to the place chosen for this film. With the things i saw and observed while I was there, with the conclusions I draw after coming back and thinking about what I experienced for a while, this film is decently REALISTIC and PERSUASIVE to me.Because it's about the unbelievably wrong methods the government and army carry in Eastern Turkey. It's about ordinary and irrelevant young men named "soldiers" after a couple of months so called training and are forced to fight an imposed and everlasting war.It's partly about a commander, who lost his sanity and hope after his best friends death.And it's not about anything else...

I saw that one of users said that reviews are full of Turkish users comments. So i can tell him that its normal. Cause people who never have a little idea about whats going on in south-east, cannot understand properly what is this movie telling. Im sorry about yourselves cause its not Hollywood show business. If people expecting a "Rambo", i advise don't waste your time with this.Do you know even Turkish Nationalists did not like this movie? They think, in this movie most of Turkish Soldiers are dying, suffering and crying. They think its not nice to show people so. I don't agree with them. Cause i know what is going on there. I know how a feel only hearing the wind days long. I know the soldiers who rather the fight instead of waiting and be afraided. So "Nefes" really catching the truth.Everybody can realise that some of users put only "1" star for this movie. And the funny part is, they are talking about "objectiveness"... THIS IS THE MOST OBJECTIVE MOVIE ABOUT TERRORISM WHICH MADE BY TURKS". You cant ignore it. Of course those guys expecting a film through their kurdish nationalist ideas. Im sorry for them too.

War, what is it for? Nefes - Breath is one of the best Turkish films on the market. The film is based on a true conflict that goes around in the southeastern part of Turkey for many years. While I like to review without regarding the previous reviews, this film deserves some back-story. First of all, the film is not intended specifically for outside viewers. It is hard for a foreigner to understand the militaristic nature of Turkish people. Still, it is an important aspect of Turkish culture, without violent roots present in western militaristic mind. Note that Turkish Military mind upholds peace over war and prefers cease fires even the odds are with them. Secondly, this film is about waiting for an enemy who will strike for sure. The psychological stillness present in the whole part of the movie is the real thing on the battlefield. As a soldier, you will wait for countless nights and fight for just an hour. This was always the basis for wars throughout the history. So, if you really want to picture the war as real as possible you must consider the silence before the storm. This film does that. Thirdly, a woman always wears make-up, even in the mountains. And the make-up used by the women on the mountain is customary to regional people, dominant in Kurds, black lines on the eyelashes. Also, it is known that terrorists on the mountains mostly bring their families, girlfriends with them, especially during winter time where it is hard to go down the mountains. In short, this film is about people, waiting. It is highly artistic with real acting. Some people may criticize that exactly precise acting may be no acting at all. So, expect real people and expect real talks. A must-see for every Turk. Hard to get for westerners. Understandable for easterners.

It's a movie about terrorism and not only one sided. everything is there, objective. you will watch the movie and you will grab something from it. I really felt the scene shot in the trailer, the one with the captain yelling at the soldiers because of a soldier caught asleep in the trench. "everyone dies if you sleep". you are gonna have the chance to determine what is going on with the east part of Turkey and you are have some ideas on terrorism as well. Being a commando on the mountains covered with snow, the emotions of the soldiers who were gathered to be stationed in a small, old military building. the lives coincide at the turnpike of death for the country. Moreover, this is a movie for the people who are patronizing about military from their sweet, warm, peaceful houses.