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Persecution

1972 · 82 min

A slow, emotionally charged romance that curdles into tension as past trauma threatens to undo a fragile happiness.

Directed by
Atıf Yılmaz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Türkan Şoray, Kartal Tibet, Murat Soydan
Overview
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.

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Directed by
Atıf Yılmaz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Türkan Şoray, Kartal Tibet, Murat Soydan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • trauma
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • music
Places
  • 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
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, thriller, music
Directed by
Atıf Yılmaz
Written by
Bülent Oran, Muzaffer Arslan
Starring
Türkan Şoray, Kartal Tibet, Murat Soydan, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, Nedret Güvenç, Yılmaz Gruda, Nezihe Güler, Necdet Yakın
Cinematography
Cengiz Tacer
Runtime
82 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Spanish, Turkish

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