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Fidan

1984 · 97 min

A somber, socially grounded family drama about migration and loss, unfolding with quiet patience and a growing sense of helplessness.

Directed by: Erdoğan Tokatlı
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fikret Hakan, Talat Bulut, Nur Sürer

Overview: Ramazan, together with his children, migrate to the big city, Istanbul in order to give them a better life. His daughter Fidan begins working as a clerk at a shop. But she could not adapt to the life of big city. She runs away with the son of the shop owner. Ramazan searches for his daughter, but the big city already has corrupted his daughter

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Directed by: Erdoğan Tokatlı
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fikret Hakan, Talat Bulut, Nur Sürer

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
immigration
identity
corruption
isolation
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Erdoğan Tokatlı
Written by: Macit Koper, Erdoğan Tokatlı
Starring: Fikret Hakan, Talat Bulut, Nur Sürer, Nazli Aydincik, Oktar Durukan, Mehmet Esen, Deniz Erkanat, Sener Gezgen
Cinematography: Salih Dikişçi
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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