The 2003 film (originally titled Yirmi Dokuz Palmiye in Turkish) remains one of the most polarizing and visceral entries in modern cinema. Directed by Bruno Dumont, a master of the "New French Extremity" movement, this film is far from a typical Hollywood road movie.
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