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Live Target

1970 · 83 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama where an aging man's hope for peace curdles into bloody vengeance.

Directed by
Yılmaz Güney
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Yılmaz Güney, Hülya Darcan, Yıldırım Gencer
Overview
An old mafia leader tries to quit his old bloody past after getting out of jail but his rivals don't let him realize his plan. Asim Mavzer, played by Yilmaz Guney has to take the revenge for his daughter.

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Directed by
Yılmaz Güney
Genres
Crime, Action
Starring
Yılmaz Güney, Hülya Darcan, Yıldırım Gencer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • crime
  • family
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, action
Directed by
Yılmaz Güney
Written by
Yılmaz Güney
Starring
Yılmaz Güney, Hülya Darcan, Yıldırım Gencer, Bilâl İnci, Danyal Topatan, Erdo Vatan, Peri Han, Melek Görgün
Cinematography
Ali Yaver
Runtime
83 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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