Movie

Life

2023 · 193 min

A long, patient, quietly anguished search through a crowded city, heavy with longing and stubborn feeling.

Overview: Hicran runs away from home when she is forced into an engagement with Rıza by her father. Rıza, who thinks that Hicran doesn't want to be with him, doesn't care at first. But when it begins to bother him, he decides to confront the situation and embarks on a long search for her in Istanbul.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, family, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
identity
isolation
obsession
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild