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A quiet, tense domestic drama about keeping up appearances, where small social encounters carry the weight of secrets and belonging.

Directed by: A. Halûk Ünal
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Ceren Hindistan, Yusuf Akgün, Laçin Ceylan

Overview: An Alevi family masquerading as Sunni tries to establish relations with its Sunni neighbors.

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Directed by: A. Halûk Ünal
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Ceren Hindistan, Yusuf Akgün, Laçin Ceylan

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
family
deception
faith
class
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: family, drama
Directed by: A. Halûk Ünal
Written by: A. Halûk Ünal
Starring: Ceren Hindistan, Yusuf Akgün, Laçin Ceylan, Zerrin Sümer, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Irmak Öztürk, Müfide İnselel, Olgun Toker
Cinematography: Gökhan Atılmış
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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