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Black Sun

2019 · 20 min

A quiet, brooding short that lingers on unspoken grief and the weight of a last wish, with a storm always threatening.

Directed by
Arda Çiltepe
Starring
Ercan Kesal, Nur Sürer, Seren Şirince
Overview
A coming storm after dog days dawns during a road trip to an island for a funeral. The deceased is buried in haste and a man makes a detour through Aegean Turkey. The funeral is eclipsed by a last wish.

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Directed by
Arda Çiltepe
Starring
Ercan Kesal, Nur Sürer, Seren Şirince
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • death
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Arda Çiltepe
Written by
Julia Tielke, Arda Çiltepe
Starring
Ercan Kesal, Nur Sürer, Seren Şirince, Hüseyin Kocaman, Hüseyin Gövenç, Semih Gülen, Ariya Toprak, Sencar Sağdıç
Cinematography
Julia Tielke
Runtime
20 min
Country
Germany, Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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