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Halkalı Köle

1986

A quiet, emotionally raw look at a marriage coming apart, asking you to sit with the ache of what was and what remains.

Directed by
Ümit Efekan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tarık Akan, Zuhal Olcay, Melike Zobu
Overview
The couple, who are married and have two children, are in the process of divorcing. Problems that have accumulated throughout their marriage have led them to decide to separate. During the divorce proceedings, they will reevaluate their relationship and marriage.

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Directed by
Ümit Efekan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tarık Akan, Zuhal Olcay, Melike Zobu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ümit Efekan
Written by
Ümit Efekan, Haşmet Zeybek
Starring
Tarık Akan, Zuhal Olcay, Melike Zobu, Muazzez Kurdoğlu, Menderes Samancılar, Mesut Çakarlı, Ferdi Atuner, Haşmet Zeybek
Cinematography
Salih Dikişçi
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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