
"我从没想过要变成什么样子,因为无论我变成谁,我的人生都属于我自己。"——加藤惠,《电波女与青春男》AmangoesagainstthelawsofGodandmantohelpafriend,withunfortunateconsequences,inthisstylishdramafromTurkishfilmmakerDervisZaim.Thestorybeginswithabriefprologuesetinthe13thCentury,inwhichacalligrapheriscompletingacopyoftheKoranandhisassistantissentoutforinksohecancompletetheprojectbeforeaninvadingMongolarmyattacks.Movingforwardintothe21stCentury,SelimHodja(SerhatKilic)isadescendentofthefamilythatcommissionedtheKoranwesawinthepreface.Selimhasfallenonhardtimesandhewantstoselltherareholybook,andheturnstoAhmet(MehmetAliNuroglu),anartistandcalligrapherwhohasjustfinishedastretchinprison,forhelpinfindingabuyer.Notwillingtonegotiatetheblackmarketforreligiousartifactsbyhimself,AhmetturnstoCengiz(MustafaUzunyilmaz),afearedmaninlocalorganizedcrimecircles,whosayshecanhelpthemfindagoodpricefortherareKoran.However,asSelimandAhmetworkmorecloselywithCengizandhisunderlings,they'redrawndeeperintoawebofcriminalbehaviorthattheycan'teasilyescape.Nokta(akaDot)receiveditsNorthAmericanpremiereatthe2008TorontoWorldFilmFestival.
