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Azap

1987

A slow, crushing descent into urban hardship and loss, watching hope erode under indifferent systems.

Overview: A family of three from the countryside comes to Istanbul, spends all their money, and buys a janitor's job in an apartment building. However, when the building is demolished due to expropriation, the family realizes they have been swindled. The family, now in dire straits, takes refuge in a shantytown in Gültepe. This time, municipal crews demolish their homes with bulldozers. When her beloved daughter is killed under a car, the woman loses her mind.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
politics
class
survival
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Yavuz Yalınkılıç
Written by: Yavuz Yalınkılıç
Starring: Belkıs Akkale, Bülent Bilgiç, Abdullah Kivircik, Ali Kopuz, Cemal Orman, Aliye Rona, Kadir Savun, Hasan Yıldız
Country: Turkey

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