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The Sacrifice

2017 · 11 min

A stark, quiet plunge into a girl's desperate night, heavy with cold and silence.

Directed by
Muzaffer Mehmet Çağlar
Starring
Gurur Aydoğan, Bedir Bedir, Meltem Miraloğlu
Overview
It is a cold winter night in a village clinic in Anatolia. A little girl who forced to marry by her family escapes and takes refuge in the forest. She wants to commit suicide with a shotgun but she cannot do it. In the morning, foresters find the injured bride.

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Directed by
Muzaffer Mehmet Çağlar
Starring
Gurur Aydoğan, Bedir Bedir, Meltem Miraloğlu
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Muzaffer Mehmet Çağlar
Written by
Muzaffer Mehmet Çağlar
Starring
Gurur Aydoğan, Bedir Bedir, Meltem Miraloğlu
Runtime
11 min
Languages
Turkish

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