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Cold Nights

1996 · 92 min

A quiet, drifting drama that follows street musicians through hard, cold days, feeling bleak and patient.

Directed by
Kadir Sözen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menderes Samancılar, Rahim Cakmak, Levent Elmas
Overview
Tomix, Tam-Tam and Mützen-Jacky are children of the street earning their living with music. They travel from one town to the other with their instruments to perform in the streets and in restaurants. Making music is the only thing they have ever learned. They are led by old Mahmud, an alcoholic. He is the one who concludes the business and takes in the money.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kadir Sözen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menderes Samancılar, Rahim Cakmak, Levent Elmas
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • class
    • survival
    • addiction
    • isolation
    Places
    • road trip
    • big city
    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
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kadir Sözen
    Written by
    Kadir Sözen
    Starring
    Menderes Samancılar, Rahim Cakmak, Levent Elmas, Ferdi Cetinkaya, Volkan Pinardag
    Cinematography
    Ertunç Şenkay
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    German, Turkish

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