Somersault in a Coffin Page #3

Synopsis: Mahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun loves cars, he steals at nights and in the mornings he drives them back clean and well kept. He lives to emphasize the strange togetherness of possibilities and impossibilities. In this togetherness, Mahsun experiences friendship, trust, a one-way love affair and torture. He insists to survive in his open-air coffin of ancient Istanbul streets.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Dervis Zaim
  16 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Year:
1996
76 min
11 Views


So do I. But friends are good.

-I sometimes dream of a place..

of my own! I could

sometimes do..

My friends are not

always at home.

You can visit us sometimes

if you like. When you can't..

find your friends.

-Upstairs?

Is that possible?

-Why not?

Impossible.

-It may be raining, snowing.

Or if you can't find a bus or

when you don't have any..

money, don't hesitate.

-No such thing!

We have plenty of

beds here anyway.

But I may have my

friends with me.

I'm not sure about friends,

but you can sometimes...

I mean not every night

but you know...

If it is only every now and

then, Zeki would let us..

sit at the

coffee house.

This is the room.

That's the key.

Come any time you like.

Bring along your friends.

You better not. But if you

do, don't let Zeki see it.

He's not in your crew, he's not your

buddy, nor is he a relative.

Why are you trying

to protect him?

How many?

-I don't have sugar in my tea.

My father was a taxi driver.

In the middle of the night..

at three or four o'clock, he had

to drive along a narrow road.

This is twenty years ago.

It was a very dark street!

The street was so narrow that

only one car could pass!

There was a table in

the middle of the road!

And a man at the table.

Do you know what he was doing?

He was having tripe soup.

Garlic, vinegar and pepper..

was there on the table.

-Your father must have come..

across a circus!

-A real dinner table.

My father got out of the taxi

and asked the man..

'What are you doing? '

The man didn't reply.

He just drew his gun and

bang! That's why everytime..

I go into a narrow street and..

I see a man drinking soup..

at a table, I take

the reverse gear.

Mahsun!

Mahsun, where

are you, son?

Hello Mahsun, how are you?

-Hello.

How is your work?

-Fine Reis. How are you?

How is everything?

-Well. It's always the same.

There is an old shirt on the boat.

Come and get it.

I'll come shortly.

-You can't find us in an hour.

As soon as I finish

sweeping, I'll come.

Take this. You may need

it to buy medicine.

No. I'm fine.

-Come on, you may need it.

You've misunderstood me.

I didn't do it for money.

You're ill. Take this.

-No, I won't.

Here is the key

and the money!

I could only take you.

I'm sorry for separating you..

from the others.

I wish I could take you all away.

But they won't let me.

They never let me do

anything any more.

You drunken bastard!

-What's up, a**hole?

What's up?

-God damn you!

Come.

Mahsun!

Mahsun!

Mahsun! Take

me to Taksim.

Get the f*** out of here!

-Take me.

I'm begging you to take me!

-Those friends of yours take..

you to Taksim!

Go and ask them!

Take me to Taksim.

-Leave me alone!

Go away.

-I have to go to Taksim.

I have no money.

-Take your money.

No!

-Take your money back..

and f*** off!

-I have to go.

You've cheated

me, you slut!

F*** off!

Don't come!

Mahsun, hurry!

Mahsun hurry!

Hurry!

You wait for

me in the car.

Come on,

wake up!

Wait.

You wait here.

Have you heard the joke

about two Laz snakes?

No, I haven't.

-Two Laz snakes were creeping..

along a street. One asks the other

'Temel, are we..

venomous or something?

The other snake replies..

'Yes, why

are you asking? '

'I've just bit

my tongue. '

How did you steal the boat?

-I didn't.

You didn't? Then you got permision to

take it.

From whoever the owner is.

Whose boat was it?

Someone who hired

this man on his boat.

How did you crash?

-I don't know.

Everything seemed to be normal, then

the boat..

started to shake and another

boat came to rescue us.

How is the girl?

-The girl is fine.

Really?

-She's having an operation.

What's her name?

-I don't know.

Didn't you know her before?

-I did.

You bloody rascal!

Shouldn't I kill

you on the spot?

You bastard!

Son of a b*tch!

You ruined me!

Shouldn't

I kill you!

Shouldn't I tear you

down to pieces!

Son of a b*tch!

How're you doing?

-Hello.

Why don't you creep

into the coffee house?

Zeki.

-Zeki kicked us out.

Recently, huh?

-Was it a week ago?

Five days ago.

-So it was five days ago.

Such a long time. Where

did you sleep last night?

In a construction site. You?

-Me too. The one up the road!

We were in the one

next to the mosque.

If you have money,

buy some cognac.

If I had, I'd buy

you the whole shop.

Hi, do you have any

stale bread to spare?

Thanks.

You pimp! What

did you do?

Are you going to ruin us? Do you want

me to lose my job?

Come here!

Don't run!

Come here!

That's my job!

Bastard! Son

of a b*tch!

And here's a news from Istanbul.

Mahsun Spertitiz..

who strangled and tried to eat one

of the peacocks that were..

a gift from President Sleyman

Demirel to the Rumeli Hisari..

Fortress, was caught red handed

by the guards of the Fortress.

At the police station Spertitiz said,

'I'm unemployed and..

I was broke. I was starving.

I couldn't resist the idea when..

I saw the peacocks. If I hadn't been

caught, I was going to..

eat it. 'It is stated that Mahsun

Spertitiz had been involved..

in many car thefts but always got

away with them.

According to the police, his latest

crime was usurping..

a boat and sinking it.

Stay tuned if you want to..

hear about the details. We'll be back

after the commercials.

I'll gulp you

down sausage.

Fat sausage.

Long sausage.

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