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There is No Anatolia

2017 · 29 min

A gentle, meandering mini-odyssey that ambles through encounters and small revelations with a light comic touch and a soft sadness.

Directed by: Ferit Katipoğlu
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anıl Altınöz, Sinan Çelik, Berkay Ateş

Overview: Feeling left out after meeting an almost-famous clarinet player, Sercan decides to go on the search of the famous restaurant Resul’s Place. However, on his journey, he gets to know many things about the restaurant, his friends and himself.

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Directed by: Ferit Katipoğlu
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anıl Altınöz, Sinan Çelik, Berkay Ateş

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
loneliness
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	1
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Ferit Katipoğlu
Written by: Cem Karapolat, Ferit Katipoğlu
Starring: Anıl Altınöz, Sinan Çelik, Berkay Ateş, Özge Özel, Bircan Çaglar, Simge Defne, Kerem Meriç
Runtime: 29 min

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