Beş Vakit (2006): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2006, Beş Vakit is a drama film directed by Reha Erdem, running about 111 minutes.

What it’s about. In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.

Who’s in it. Beş Vakit stars Ozen Ozkan as Ömer, Ali Bey Kayali as Yakup, Elit İşcan as Yıldız and Bülent Emin Yarar as İmam, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.6/10, Beş Vakit has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Beş Vakit page.

If you liked it. Fans of Beş Vakit tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.