Three Monkeys

Three Monkeys

2008•1h 49m•6.8/10

DramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(219)

A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?

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Production

Pyramide Productions, Zeynofilm, NBC Film, BiM Distribuzione

Language

TR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Yavuz Bingöl

Yavuz Bingöl

Eyüp

Hatice Aslan

Hatice Aslan

Hacer

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

İsmail

Ercan Kesal

Ercan Kesal

Servet

Cafer Köse

Bayram

Gürkan Aydin

Çocuk

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