The men fare the poorest, swinging between extreme reactions and unclear passiveness. Hacer almost jumps off the terrace twice, and in one nice scene, after telling her to kill herself if she wants, Eyup pauses on his way out of the building, as if checking out the height.
However, we never understand why he does it — out of love, hatred or something in between. And that’s the failing of Three Monkeys. We fathom all of it, and yet almost none of it gets across.
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