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The Storm

2008 · 156 min

A quiet, serious character study of displacement and political awakening, unfolding slowly with a melancholy, observational mood.

Directed by
Kazım Öz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cahit Gök, Havin Funda Saç, Mehmet Selim Akgul
Overview
Cemal comes to Istanbul from a small Kurdish town after finishing high-school to pursue higher education. He feels isolated and out of place in the crowded city and soon meets a group Kurdish students who are against the repressive Turkish political system.

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Directed by
Kazım Öz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cahit Gök, Havin Funda Saç, Mehmet Selim Akgul
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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
    • isolation
    • identity
    • politics
    • coming-of-age
    • rebellion
    Places
    • big city
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kazım Öz
    Written by
    Kazım Öz
    Starring
    Cahit Gök, Havin Funda Saç, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Asiye Dinçsoy, Kadim Yaşar, Bertan Dirikolu, Engin Emre Değer, Volga Sorgu
    Runtime
    156 min
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Kurdish, Turkish

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