it is of course very nice to see improvements on Turkish movie industry, however, i would have expected something more creative from Togan Gokbakar. starting from the script, which i believe it was not a wise written one as some may think. especially the cheesiness of the dialogs, which were putting the audience in a position that, as if they were not smart enough to understand the situations, which, most of the times makes the movie unbearable. it also has an obvious ending; you can easily guess the murderer from the beginning. the weakest part of the scenario is that the impossibility of seriously mentally ill patients to act like normal people, like professionals right away!!!did they ever search for the possibility of patients who are on heavy medicals, to act like professionals and use all the medical terms that even normal people cannot use?????!!!!!!also in the scene where staff was searching for the most dangerous patient, with out any weapon to protect themselves was another weird point of the film. and that scene was so suitable for "Dikkat Sahan Cikabilir" title!! those are not the only weak parts of the movie. there were also a lot of preciosities in the film. the depiction of the most dangerous patient was an exact copy from Hannibal, also appearance of Togan in the very end is obviously the worst mistake that he could have done in his first movie! the fuss about the greatness of the movie and the interviews that actor's gave just made people to be curious and force them to see it. Gen is a total disappointment. i would have wonder, if Sahan was not this famous, would Togan be able to shoot this movie, with this much of budget amount?? i hope Togan would realize that it is not fashionable to play in a role as a director as he said in an interview. it was Hitchcock who did it wisely and Night Shyamalan continued it successfully! he should be aware of the fact that he is not Hitchcock nor Shyamalan yet!!!!hoping him to be more careful and creative next time in this big industry!
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yeliz_atc19 April 2006
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mustican16 November 2006The title above is used to introduce the film "Gen" to its audience. Gen is about a young doctor(Doga Rutkay) with an ill mother. The film starts with her leaving her mother behind to start her new job. While she drives, we realise that she is not that close home as the hospital is in a remote area. As soon as she steps into the garden of the hospital, she sees the death body of a patient. This is the beginning of a nightmare for the next few days.
Two policemen comes to the hospital so as to investigate the suicide. In fact, they will have to stay in the hospital because all roads are cut off due to bad weather conditions. All their communication with outside world is cut off too. There is no way out!! In those few days, there will be more nasty murders. Now everybody suspects from each other.
In my opinion, the idea is brilliant. It could have been very scary indeed. There are positive sides of the movie of course. I really like the beginning of the movie. Especially, when she drives to the hospital and her first moments in the hospital. Actings are okay. Some of them are trying too hard to be mysterious and scary though. I think the final shock should have been spread into the through out of the movie. What I am saying is, it was a good twist but instead of showing it as a parody in the end, we should have realised that was coming when we see what is happening. The director needed to explain it altogether which I think didn't work well. Also the most dangerous patient in the movie is supposed to be at least 48 years old but his body looks so young and fit for someone who spends most of his life in this hospital. Lastly, I would like to say a few things about the director. I am sure he will improve. This is his first attempt. I have recently found out that he is only 21 years old. That made me feel more positive about him and his future films. I am not going to rate this film * out of ***** though. -
esrcan24 October 2015The screenplay is a bad ripoff of the movie "madhouse", adding a different ending didn't change the fact that it is unoriginal . Also the idea of mentally ill people acting like doctors or nurses and getting away with it the whole time is not realistic, maybe one or two of them could but all of them?? Seems like they were not medicated heavy drugs and they were all great actors.
In the murder scenes, you could tell it was a woman in the raincoat so you could guess who committed the three murders, since she wasn't the murderer in previous murders it was a twist ending, not a great twist but it was OK. Someone mentioned that there were no hints to the ending, actually the unbalanced behavior of medical staff during inquiry, nurses forgetting the medicine time of the patients, doctor who can't explain "catatonic schizophrenia" at dinner scene and gets nervous when the new doctor asks questions about patients, staff enjoying to torture the patients(OK this one is also true for some actual medical staff in real life unfortunately, so it was a vague one) and chief physician talking to himself in the mirror saying "nurse ipek" (well, it was explained at the end actually ,not during that scene) were good hints.
Unfortunately it doesn't change the fact that the screenplay was stolen, acting and directing was bad and the general mood of the film was only OK. Actually my rating is only to encourage the Turkish horror movies,it didn't even deserve four stars in my opinion.
Bollywood also steals the screenplays but at least it improves some of the films, doesn't ruin them like this movie. -
mavi_boncuk28 November 2018The third bad film of Turkish films What a Pity turkish movie 3
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vlaklak9 April 2006Despite of the success in comedy or drama, the Turkish directors are failure in horror-thriller. "Okul-D@bbe" are good examples for the awful horror Turkish films.
But if you watch "Gen" you will understand that it is a strike. The atmosphere of the movie is impressive and dark. Also the special features are colorful and not cheap. The soundtracks fit the movie, but the script is not totally perfect and the theme of the movie is ordinary.
As a result "Gen" does not add any difference to horror movies, but it does not disappoint thriller fans. In this respect it is a success for Yesilcam and Turkey. (7/10) -
EchoMaRinE31 October 2009I must say, I was surprised with the quality of the movie. It was far better than I expected. Scenario and acting is quite good. The director made a good job as well. Although some scenes look a bit clumsy, it is a decent movie overall. The idea was definitely brilliant and the truth did not reveal itself till the very end. The mental hospital atmosphere was given quite good. The plot was clear, consistent and well thought. Some people may find it a bit boring though since the story line is very focused and they take their time for character and story development. Moral of the story, it is a decent movie for its genre and it is astonishingly good.
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jack_o_hasanov_imdb26 June 2022Obviously, there are movies similar to this movie. Doesn't deserve this low rating. An underrated movie. Yes, the movie is not perfect. Also, I think the movie is a thriller, not a horror movie. Acting was not bad, I liked the script. I guessed part of the ending because it was so easy to understand, but the other part I hadn't guessed at all. Overall, it was a movie that I enjoyed watching. Unfortunately, after this movie, they started the "Recep Ivedik" series, of course, whatever is requested is done. I don't think it's a good movie, but it's not bad enough to get 4.3. Also, the editor of the movie, Ilker Canikligil, this was interesting.
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habercee11 April 2006It is an excellent thriller from Turkey which can make sense.Great job from Gokbakar brothers.
First of all,i want to point on screen play.Generally screen play in most films from Turkey is not enough,but GEN has the best shots to be said "perfect".And also transition parts are really excellent.
On the other hand,"Gen" has a great topic that influence everyone.Especially,a woman ,who wants to be a psyciatrist in a sanitarium ,has a mother that is a habitual insanity.Principal causes and psychological consequences are given in Gen.The only thing you have to do is to combine all the hints.
There is an impressive aggression part Doga Rutkay and Sahan Gokbakar played.This performance may be more realistic than " Irréversible(Monica Bellucci) ".
The last thing i want to say is "Watch this movie,you'll get confused" -
A young ( only 21 ) director with great talent, a powerful scenario, young and ambitious cast with all theatrical background...
One of the first tries of a thriller in Turkish cinema, which seems in the future we'll have some more based on the success...
Shot on high definition video, the movie is perhaps effected on world thrillers, especially the American thrillers. The technical and cinematographic character is quite well done, the scenes are all well worked on. Not too much blood but sufficient enough to make you think you're in a blood bath too...
The scenario is quite wise but with certain clues, a clever audience can easily predict what's going on and at the end when everything settles down you're getting somehow weird to conclude the result.
Well done Tiglon, one of the biggest DVD distributors in Turkey, it is not easy to decide for such a movie in their first try as a production company... -
hakan_inag26 April 2006This movie is the first time movie experience for several people in the cast. All of them are experienced actors and have played in several TV series and plays. Sahan Gokbakar is a well known comedian in Turkey. It's kind of strange to see him in a thriller, while he is at the peak of his comedy career in Turkey. This movie is Togan Gokbakar's first long shot and pretty much the first experience as a director. But they all did a good job. We are happy to see such enthusiastic young cast. They seem very promising for the future of the Turkish film Industry. Doga Rutkay being long time sweetheart of Sahan Gokbakar, is also a talented actress, who is known for her recent play in "number 27" theatrical play and several TV series.