Fancy watching 'Pehlivan' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Maurice Pialat-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Pehlivan' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Pehlivan' right now, here are some finer points about the Como Film documentary flick.
Released , 'Pehlivan' stars Jacques Gripel The movie has a runtime of about 13 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 8 respected users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "Pehlivan focuses on a three-day wrestling competition, an ancient tradition that dates back over a thousand years to the time of the Ottoman Empire, originating in the games the soldiers would play to entertain themselves in between battles. Maybe that's why there's more than a hint of homoeroticism in the way the wrestlers oil themselves up with grease, making sure to cover every inch of their bodies so that their opponents will be unable to get a grip. Pialat's closeups emphasize the men's muscular bodies jammed together and sliding off one another, posed in intimate, twisted arrangements, struggling desperately for a grip on each other's bodies. Arms are jammed down pants, one of the only places there's some potential for a handhold, and the whole thing is very suggestive and sensual, a form of intimate male contact that's sanctioned as a show of strength and masculinity." .
Turkish Chronicles
Maurice Pialat's Turkish Chronicles.
