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Crane Lantern

2022 · 101 min

A quiet, philosophical descent into another person's mind, where moral certainties slowly dissolve into unease.

Overview: Musa, a law student seeks out Davud, a man imprisoned for kidnapping four women. He soon discovers that all of his victims have no wish to press charges. On the contrary, they have the feeling of a new truth in themselves. Musa's encounter with the purported criminal becomes a journey into someone else's inner world. Are the questions he asks the correct ones? Is the law a genuine form of justice? What is the meaning of humans imposing punishment on others? Is Musa being enlightened by a superior man, or is he being lured into a world of illusion?

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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: justice
morality
identity
isolation
power
Places: prison
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Hilal Baydarov
Written by: Hilal Baydarov
Starring: Orkhan Iskandarli, Elshan Abbasov, Huseyn Nasirov, Nigar Isayeva, Seda Hasanova
Cinematography: Hilal Baydarov
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Azerbaijan
Languages: Azerbaijani

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