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1968

A quiet, socially grounded family drama that simmers with everyday money worries and moral pressure.

Directed by
Ülkü Erakalın
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sadri Alışık, Gülistan Güzey, Erden Güvenç
Overview
Murtaza, a teacher, lives with his wife Hatice and son Rıdvan. The money he earns is not enough to support his family. Therefore, his wife Hatice wants Murtaza to find another job. However, she cannot convince Murtaza, who loves his profession very much. At the same time, Hatice tries to marry her son to the daughter of the wealthy Hacı Hüsamettin. Hacı Hüsamettin also plans to acquire the land where the mansion that Murtaza inherited is located. Hacı Hüsamettin and Hatice will try to convince Murtaza to give up teaching.

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Directed by
Ülkü Erakalın
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sadri Alışık, Gülistan Güzey, Erden Güvenç
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • work
  • morality
  • greed
Places
  • small town
  • home
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ülkü Erakalın
Written by
Sadık Şendil
Starring
Sadri Alışık, Gülistan Güzey, Erden Güvenç, Serpil Gül, Vahi Öz, Ali Şen, Mualla Sürer, Suna Pekuysal
Cinematography
Mustafa Yılmaz
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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