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A Broken Doll

1988 · 71 min

A quiet, character-driven drama about family bonds and a young woman's changing life, unfolding slowly with emotional restraint.

Directed by: Nisan Akman
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hülya Avşar, Erdal Özyağcılar, Orhan Çağman

Overview: Mannequinn doll maker Artin and lightman Remzi are neighbours. Remzi's beautiful daughter Gülizar, who Artin is pretty fond of, gets offered a commercial gig that drastically changes her life, and effects her relationship with the family.

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Directed by: Nisan Akman
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hülya Avşar, Erdal Özyağcılar, Orhan Çağman

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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: family
identity
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Nisan Akman
Written by: Ayşe Kulin
Starring: Hülya Avşar, Erdal Özyağcılar, Orhan Çağman, Derya Alabora, Güzin Özyağcılar, Sühan Baydar, Burçin Yazıcı, Olgun Arun
Runtime: 71 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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