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The Mirror

1984 · 88 min

A quiet, oppressive rural drama that lingers on poverty and powerlessness, watching a young couple slowly worn down by servitude and unwanted attention.

Overview: Zelihan and Necmettin, a young couple, live in a small village in the service of an agha. They share their poor "one-eye" room with the agha's ox. In this environment of poverty and loneliness, the agha's brother is determined to seduce Zelihan, whom he has set his eyes on.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
isolation
politics
survival
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Erden Kıral
Written by: Erden Kıral
Starring: Nur Sürer, Suavi Eren, Hikmet Çelik, Nikos Skiadas, Vasilis Tsaglos, Vera Deludi
Cinematography: Kenan Ormanlar
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom
Languages: German, Turkish

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