Anadolu Leopari (2021)
54KAnadolu Leopari (2021). 1h 53m
“When youu0026#39;ve worked at a job for 22 years and find that itu0026#39;s all been for naught, what do you do? This is the question faced by the protagonist, the director of the Ankara zoo. The zoou0026#39;s Anatolian leopard, a rare, protected animal, is the only thing that stands between the zoo of the past 22 years and the Aladdinu0026#39;s Magic Lamp amusement park of the future. The leopard is a classic MacGuffin: the filmu0026#39;s real concern is exploring how the director deals with the death of the world he knew and whether he embraces the one to come. Appropriately autumnal in feeling, it is slowly paced (perhaps a bit too slow in the second half) but also has a dry sense of humour. The actors are uniformly excellent and the photography, mostly in mid- and wide shots, ravishing. The themes resonate not only in Türkiye, but everywhere the joys of privatization beckon.”
