Cert 15
120 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language
I am really going for the everyfilm catch-up in earnest so a nip on to Ebay helped me discover a Turkish film which hit UK cinemas earlier this year.
And on a hot day in Bruges, we took a couple of hours shelter from the sun to take in rom-com tearjerker Kardesim Benim.
Mert Baykal's film stars Murat Boz and Burak Özçivit as estranged brothers who are also well-known musicians.
They come together at their wedding singer father's funeral and are compelled to watch a last testament which he video-recorded two weeks before his death.
Their dad, who brought them up alone after their mum died, tells his sons a few home truths and then informs them that the only asset he has left them is a beaten up old car which used to transport them to gigs.
In an attempt to bring them together he leaves the car to one brother and the keys to the other and his last request is that they should perform at a wedding together.
The brothers' initial frostiness is gradually worn down and this is helped by a bit of romantic interest provided by Asli Enver who they don't realise is an undercover reporter.
The trio traipse across the Turkish countryside, getting into a few scrapes and the lads gradually learn to love each other again.
But what they don't really know is why their father sent them on such a strange mission.
Özçivit and Boz have the looks and chemistry which is bound to have female audiences swooning. One minute they are akin to stags bumping up against each other, the next they are like soul-mates.
And their story is helped by the beautiful Turkish countryside and weather which is so great I could almost feel the warmth coming from the DVD.
But Kardesim Benim falls into the same trap as many films of is genre in that it presents myriad complex problems and solves them far too easily.
This is particularly true of its conclusion.
Reasons to watch: push-me, pull-you chemistry between the two on-screen brothers
Reasons to avoid: too cheesy for some tastes
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating 5/10
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