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The Man in the Street

1995 · 87 min

A slow-burning, anxious descent into a smuggling deal gone wrong, where every phone call tightens the screw.

Overview
The film tells the tale of a man who gets involved in smuggling. Hasan works as a steward on a ship. During their trip to Marseilles, he makes a deal with an Armenian man to smuggle goods into İstanbul. He brings the goods with his friend Yakup to İstanbul without being caught at customs. Several times, he calls furrier Nubar who is to receive the goods, yet he cannot reach him. This worries Hasan and Yakup who want to deliver the goods without being caught. Unable to contact Nubar, Hasan goes to the shop of the other partner, Leon. He learns that Nubar has been arrested after a tip off was made. Leon is also afraid and tells Hasan to take the goods back. Wanting to get the job done, Hasan will make the deal he wants with Leon. (Meltem İşler Sevindi)

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • survival
  • deception
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • sea
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Biket İlhan
Starring
Metin Belgin, Suna Yıldızoğlu, Selda Özer, Mustafa Avkıran, Ali Sürmeli, Süeda Can, Erdoğan Seren, Ayton Sert
Cinematography
Colin Mounier
Runtime
87 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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