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Talih Kuşu

1982 · 80 min

A gentle, talky family comedy-drama where white lies and sibling rivalry pile up until the truth comes out.

Directed by
Temel Gürsu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Gökhan Güney, Canan Perver, Münir Özkul
Overview
Gökhan wants to be a singer. His brother Temel strives to become a soccer player. However, their father Mahmut expects his sons to become engineers and take over the factory. The two brothers cannot tell their father the truth about their lives because they are afraid of him. They deceive their father with various lies. At the same time, they are constantly competing with each other. The fact that both brothers' girlfriends become pregnant changes the course of events. When Mahmut learns the truth about his sons' lives, things become even more complicated.

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Directed by
Temel Gürsu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Gökhan Güney, Canan Perver, Münir Özkul
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • identity
    • ambition
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Temel Gürsu
    Starring
    Gökhan Güney, Canan Perver, Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe, Bilgen Gökçen, Neriman Köksal, Tevhid Bilge
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Turkish

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