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Color of Victory

2024 · 157 min

A stirring, earnest historical drama that builds quiet tension toward a hard-won sporting triumph, carrying the weight of a defeated city's pride.

Directed by
Abdullah Oğuz
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Kubilay Aka, Timuçin Esen, Nejat İşler
Overview
The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".

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Directed by
Abdullah Oğuz
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Kubilay Aka, Timuçin Esen, Nejat İşler
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • sport
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Abdullah Oğuz
Written by
Evren Oğuz, İsa Yıldız, Abdullah Oğuz, Safran Banu Erdoğan
Starring
Kubilay Aka, Timuçin Esen, Nejat İşler, Gülper Özdemir, Yilmaz Bayraktar, Gonca Vuslateri, Birce Akalay, Yiğit Özşener
Runtime
157 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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