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Madımak: Carina'nın Günlüğü

2015 · 91 min

A somber, slow-burning drama that weighs heavily, following a foreigner's research into a painful past with quiet intensity.

Directed by: Ulaş Bahadır
Genres: Drama
Starring: Denise Ankel, Füsun Demirel, Rıza Akın

Overview: Carina is a young Dutch woman studying anthropology who travels to Ankara to conduct reesarch.

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Directed by: Ulaş Bahadır
Genres: Drama
Starring: Denise Ankel, Füsun Demirel, Rıza Akın

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
memory
identity
isolation
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ulaş Bahadır
Written by: Ulaş Bahadır
Starring: Denise Ankel, Füsun Demirel, Rıza Akın, Umut Kurt, Erdal Tosun, Mustafa Alabora, Altan Erkekli, Meray Ülgen
Cinematography: Barış Aygen, Lukas Gnaiger
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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