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The Cemil Show

2021 · 101 min

A queasy slow slide from awkward comedy into obsession, watching a small man's dream curdle into something unsettling.

Directed by: Barış Sarhan
Genres: Thriller, Comedy
Starring: Ozan Çelik, Nesrin Cavadzade, Alican Yücesoy

Overview: Cemil, a wannabe actor auditions for the villain role in a film. He can't get the role but the role gets him.

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Directed by: Barış Sarhan
Genres: Thriller, Comedy
Starring: Ozan Çelik, Nesrin Cavadzade, Alican Yücesoy

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
identity
ambition
madness
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, comedy
Directed by: Barış Sarhan
Starring: Ozan Çelik, Nesrin Cavadzade, Alican Yücesoy, Cezmi Baskin, Başar Alemdar, Sennur Nogaylar, Fuat Kökek, Ülkünur Arslan
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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