83
Through a good balance of meditative imagery and narrative stylings, Kedi is a joyous little slice of cinema that instills a life-affirming sensation in the viewer.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
In its own pleasantly dreamy and lilting way, the film embodies what it preaches: As life gets rougher, people endure not by hardening themselves even further, but by continuing to find the freedom to be kind. In Istanbul, the chaos never really stops. Kedi slyly reminds us that the humanity, too, has always been there.
80
The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
The movie is replete with ingeniously constructed mini-narratives, including a turf war. The mesmerizing score by Kira Fontana, interspersed with well-chosen Turkish pop, is a real asset.
90
[A] splendidly graceful and quietly magical documentary.
80
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
An enchanting documentary by Ceyda Torun, operates on three levels, and we’re not speaking metaphorically here.
80
These beasts awaken something within the people, making them kinder and more playful. If Kedi did the same for audiences, that wouldn’t be so bad.
63
Slant Magazine by Keith Watson
Ceyda Torun’s Kedi is an open, tender-hearted meditation on the relationship between felines and humans.
75
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
There’s a fascinating therapeutic undercurrent to the interviews with human beings.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
Kedi eloquently taps into the mutual attraction between the cats and their people, as well as the animals’ complexity and resilience.
80
Delightful and visually splendid.