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Beyto

2021 · 98 min

A quietly aching, intimate coming-of-age struggle between first love and family duty, tender and tense in equal measure.

Directed by
Gitta Gsell
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin
Overview
Talented swimmer, motivated apprentice, cool buddy: Beyto is in the midst of life. But when the only son of a Turkish migrant family falls in love with his coach Mike, an ideal world falls to pieces. His parents only see one way out: They lure him to their home village and plan his wedding with Seher, his childhood friend. Suddenly, Beyto finds himself in a disruptive love triangle.

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Directed by
Gitta Gsell
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • family
  • sexuality
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
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
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Gitta Gsell
Written by
Yusuf Yesilöz, Gitta Gsell
Starring
Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin, Beren Tuna, Serkan Tastemur, Ahmet Talay
Music
Ben Jeger
Runtime
98 min
Country
Switzerland
Languages
German, Turkish

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