TV series

The Man in the Jar

1987 · 1 season

A strange, talky, philosophical slow burn where identity splits apart and the unease creeps in quietly over long episodes.

Overview: Famous writer Semih Serifoglu has a brain transplant. Then, his body and brain begin get to work separate from each other.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, madness, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
madness
obsession
isolation
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Mesut Uçakan
Starring: Ahmet Mekin, Metin Serezli, Nevra Serezli, Efgan Efekan, Erol Durak, Erol Aydın, Bülent Polat
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes, 225 min each
Network: TRT 1
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish