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About 2015 film directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Genres drama, independent, coming-of-age
Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Written by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour
Starring İlayda Akdoğan, Ayberk Pekcan, Elit İşcan, Nihal Koldaş, Burak Yiğit, Güneş Şensoy, Tuğba Sunguroğlu
Music Warren Ellis
Runtime 97 min
Country Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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