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Baby

1979 · 85 min

A quiet, sorrowful drift through a big unfamiliar city, watching a lost young man struggle to hold on.

Tagline
Baby
Overview
The film tells the story of Apo's difficulties after coming to Istanbul to find his father.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
  • loneliness
  • class
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
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
İhsan Yüce
Written by
İhsan Yüce, Yılmaz Kuzgun
Starring
Tuncay Akça, Mahir Günşiray, Bilgen Bengü, Sevda Aktolga, Savaş Yurttaş, Saadet Gürses, Mehmet Şenbahar, Baki Tamer
Cinematography
Kaya Ererez
Runtime
85 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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