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The Frogs

1985 · 93 min

A quiet, sorrowful rural drama that sits with grief and injustice, moving slowly through daily labor and night work.

Overview
In the half-light of dawn, Halil falls down dead, murdered. His wife, Elmas, cries for justice, but, in fact, there will be no investigation. Life goes on for Elmas: during the day she works in the rice paddies with her little boy and, at night, she goes to catch frogs with the other villagers.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • justice
    • isolation
    • survival
    • class
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Şerif Gören
    Starring
    Hülya Koçyiğit, Talat Bulut, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Metin Çekmez, Tomris Oğuzalp, Şerif Gören, Selahattin Fırat, Yaman Okay
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Turkish

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