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Danish Bride

1993 · 100 min

A quiet, thoughtful culture-clash drama that observes a foreign bride's disillusionment with gentle irony and emotional restraint.

Directed by
Salih Diriklik
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
İsmet Özhan, Serap Akıncıoğlu, Sinem Dinçay
Overview
Metin, who is studying in Europe, meets Hanlore from Denmark and they decide to get married. Hanlore, who converts to Islam to marry Metin and takes the name Hatice, comes to Turkey but learns nothing about religious life because no one lives according to the religion there.

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Directed by
Salih Diriklik
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
İsmet Özhan, Serap Akıncıoğlu, Sinem Dinçay
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • faith
  • family
  • love
  • immigration
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Salih Diriklik
Starring
İsmet Özhan, Serap Akıncıoğlu, Sinem Dinçay, Suzan Avcı, Bülent Polat
Runtime
100 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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