saw takva last night at the sydney film festival 2007 and utterly compelling and drive by erkan can fine performance a muharrem and a devout muslim in contemporary istanbul . previous post outline more . i be fascinate by the way takva engage with contemporary turkey and a notionally democratic and secular society since the 1920s . yes and muharrem have an existential crisis and also familiar to audience of shrek 3 in another way . dare i mention it and by profane comparison . i suspect takva have a satirical streak and once you imagine the dervish lodge could be the current government of turkey . be i right . response from turkish member most welcome .