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The Cemil Show

2015 · 14 min

A quiet, awkward build-up that suddenly turns strange and unsettling, leaving you uneasy long after its short runtime.

Overview
Cemil is a shy young man who works behind the scenes in a shopping mall. He wants to be "the employee of the month" badly but he can't. That's when he rebels in a way that shocks everyone.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • work
  • identity
  • rebellion
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Barış Sarhan
Starring
Ozan Çelik, Gülce Oral, Alican Yücesoy, Salih Kalyon, Serkan Keskin
Runtime
14 min

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