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The Little Apocalypse

2006 · 90 min

A slow, uneasy descent into grief and dread, where buried memories surface and reality quietly comes apart.

Directed by
Durul Taylan, Yağmur Taylan
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Başak Köklükaya, Cansel Elçin, Binnur Kaya
Overview
Having lost her mother in the 1999 earthquake, Bilge and her family go on a vacation to the south. On the way to their rented house, she sees a series of visions. Things get worse when a small earthquake occurs, bringing back memories of her loss and releasing her inner demons.

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Directed by
Durul Taylan, Yağmur Taylan
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Başak Köklükaya, Cansel Elçin, Binnur Kaya
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • trauma
    • madness
    • family
    • death
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, horror, drama, fantasy
    Directed by
    Durul Taylan, Yağmur Taylan
    Written by
    Doğu Yücel
    Starring
    Başak Köklükaya, Cansel Elçin, Binnur Kaya, İlker Aksum, Bora Akkaş, Serra Gürgünlü, Ece Ekşi, Arda Seçilmiş
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Turkish

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