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Stiletto

2021 · 18 min

A slow-burning, uneasy night drive into fragile masculinity, where a small choice curdles into quiet dread.

Directed by
Can Merdan Doğan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Murat Kılıç, Nihal Yalçın, Rüzgar Yaman
Tagline
A Pink Family Tragedy
Overview
Hasan is a taxi driver working the night shift. On the early-morning drive home, he sees a woman passing in high heels. Fascinated by her appearance, he does something that leads to disaster in a world where the boundaries of masculinity are clearly drawn.

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Directed by
Can Merdan Doğan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Murat Kılıç, Nihal Yalçın, Rüzgar Yaman
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • gender
  • identity
  • obsession
  • violence
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
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
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Can Merdan Doğan
Written by
Can Merdan Doğan
Starring
Murat Kılıç, Nihal Yalçın, Rüzgar Yaman, Poyraz Karakuş, Yıldız Güngör
Music
Uran Apak
Cinematography
Firat Lita Sözbir
Runtime
18 min
Languages
Turkish

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