14 November 2023 Tuesday
Movie Recommendation: A Diffıcult Year (Une Année Difficile)
A Hard Year, the French film which was made in the 2023, directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, met with the audience for the first time in Turkey at Film Ekimi, which took place between 13-22 October. A Difficult Year, which includes names such as Pio Marmaï, Jonathan Cohen, Noémie Merlant, Mathieu Amalric, Luàna Bajrami, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival within the scope of Special Screenings.
The film, which focuses on climate crisis and consumption issues which are among the most current issues of our day, the main characters of the movie are Bruno, Albert and Cactus. Bruno, who has a very high loan debt, works at the airport and lives in the airport because his house was taken away from him. Bruno, whom we see stealing a television at the beginning of the film, saves the life of Albert, who attempted suicide at the house he went to sell the television. This situation they experience leads to the friendship of these two debtors and two unfortunate men whose lives are shattered because of their debts. This duo goes to a counselor to get their lives in order. While these consultancy processes are continuing, they come across a group of young environmental activists. Attracted by the free food and drinks offered by the group, the duo suddenly find themselves joining the ranks of this ecological movement. They begin to take part in all the actions of the group and even become one of the most prominent figures in the group and organize some of the actions.
The transformation of this duo, who evolved from a profile in debt due to their excessive consumption, to environmental activists, leads us to witness the funniest moments that can be watched in the cinema of 2023. In addition, the film was a film that made the audience laugh until tears came to their eyes in the hall where it was screened in Film Ekimi, and was applaused at the end of the film. The French comedy, which deals with these current issues and the environment-consumption conflict with humor, will be among the films of 2023 that should not be missed when it is released.
