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Sweet Nigar

1978 · 84 min

A turbulent emotional journey through cultural expectations and personal desires, marked by a sense of trapped vulnerability.

Directed by
Orhan Aksoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Türkan Şoray, Bulut Aras, Erol Taş
Overview
Easily deceived by her charming affectation, a boisterous country man kidnaps an adventurous damsel to a far off land hoping soon she will come to her senses with him. She lacks the courage to reject his straightforward endearment.

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Directed by
Orhan Aksoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Türkan Şoray, Bulut Aras, Erol Taş
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • gender
  • power
  • freedom
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Orhan Aksoy
Written by
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Starring
Türkan Şoray, Bulut Aras, Erol Taş, Ayfer Feray, Aliye Rona, Abdi Algül, Mümtaz Alpaslan, Osman Alyanak
Music
Metin Bükey
Cinematography
Hüseyin Özşahin
Runtime
84 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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