Two Ships Side by Side (1963)
After the release, Iki Gemi Yanyana (Two Ships Side by Side) stirred controversy over its treatment of lesbians, showing two women kissing each other on the lips (later, in Dul BirKadın (A Widow), director Atıf Yılmaz took up the same theme again). This scene creates a moment of interest in this otherwise conventional film.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.