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Full Moon

1988 · 100 min

A quiet, melancholic chamber piece that drifts through depression and desire with painterly stillness and a mounting sense of doom.

Overview
The film tells the story of a married woman’s secret affair. Biriçim is a married painter suffering from depression. She is unable to communicate with her husband and she has lost her inspiration. Never leaving the house, she thinks of her uncle who was also painter, and who died after going mad. One day, her husband’s old friend Ömer visits from America. Ömer looks like her uncle and Biriçim feels close to him. This later turns into a secret love. However, the relationship that starts between two painters will change three people’s lives.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • madness
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Şahin Kaygun
Written by
Şahin Kaygun
Starring
Macit Koper, Aslı Altan, Kenan Bal, Sevim Çalışgir, Beril Bolat, Berrin Koper, Birsen Soylu, Çiğdem Çetinkaya
Runtime
100 min
Languages
Turkish

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