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The Bus

1974 · 74 min

A quiet, uneasy ride through strangers' hopes and casual cruelty, leaving you stranded with them.

Overview
A group of illegal immigrants are brought to Stockholm in a bus by a smuggler who takes all their money and passports, and then runs away.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • immigration
    • isolation
    • betrayal
    • survival
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy, crime, thriller
    Directed by
    Tunç Okan
    Written by
    Tunç Okan
    Starring
    Björn Gedda, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aras Ören, Oğuz Roylas, Tunç Okan, Nuri Sezer, Hasan Gül, Sümer Isgör
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    Turkey, Switzerland
    Languages
    Swedish, Turkish

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