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The Nightingale of Bursa

2023 · 121 min

A gentle, folksy comedy that ambles along with warm humor and a love of music, easy to enjoy without much effort.

Directed by: Hakan Algül
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Ata Demirer, Cem Gelinoğlu, Özge Özaçar

Overview: Cengiz is the singer at a tea garden in Bursa and his greatest ambition is to release an album. Cengiz's life changes when he meets Taskin. Believing that the song composed by Taskin's father, Serafettin, would be a great start for his album, Cengiz buys the song using money he borrowed from his older brother. When Taskin spends all that money, Cengiz starts performing with Taskin and his sister Arzu.

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Directed by: Hakan Algül
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Ata Demirer, Cem Gelinoğlu, Özge Özaçar

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
music
family
friendship
class
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	3
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, music
Directed by: Hakan Algül
Written by: Ata Demirer
Starring: Ata Demirer, Cem Gelinoğlu, Özge Özaçar, Melek Baykal, Tarık Papuççuoğlu, Celil Nalçakan, Toygan Avanoğlu, Seda Türkmen
Cinematography: Gökhan Atılmış
Runtime: 121 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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