Egg (2007) Review

Is Egg worth watching?

Yes — Egg is worth watching, with a 86/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 78% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. It earns a 75% Celluloid Score from Celluloid editorial, Metascore (72), Letterboxd (3.6/5), and IMDb (7/10).

Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, Egg runs 97 minutes in Turkish. On Celluloid we index it for “Egg review”, “is Egg worth watching”, and related discovery queries from Turkey.

What is Egg about?

Poet Yusuf (35-38) returns to his childhood hometown, which he hadn’t visited for years, upon his mother’s death. He is faced with a neglected, crumbling house. Ayla, a young girl (17-19) awaits him there. Yusuf has been unaware of the existence of this distant relation who had been living with his mother for five years; He stays by his dead mother’s bedside for a while on the morning of his return…

Celluloid verdict: Semih Kaplanoğlu’s Yusuf Trilogy opener took Antalya’s top prize — a meditative return-to-village story that defined 2000s Turkish auteur cinema. The film stars Nejat İşler, Saadet Işıl Aksoy, Ufuk Bayraktar, Kaan Karabacak, Tülin Özen, and others.

Should you watch Egg tonight?

Yes — prioritize Egg tonight if you want a proven drama with lasting rewatch value. At 97 minutes, it fits a single sitting — and the transparent input breakdown on the movie page shows where the available inputs agree.

Where can I watch Egg?

Streaming availability varies by region — check Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and local OTT platforms, or theatrical revivals. Egg (2007) is indexed on CelluloidScore.com with cast, scores, and IMDb tt1021004. Explore more from Turkey on our country hub or browse drama films.