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Summary
A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams of working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 84Audiences 78GoodWatch 80
Metascore84
Letterboxd · 33 K ratings3.9/5
User score7.9
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2002
December 20, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Turkish
Original language
Made in
- Türkiye
and 4 moreDirecting · 2
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director, Writer, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Editor
- Feridun Koç First Assistant Director, Production Manager
Writing · 1
- Cemil Kavukçu Co-Writer, Thanks
Camera · 1
- Türksoy Gölebeyi First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Ayhan Ergürsel Editor
- Adnan Şahin Colorist
Sound · 3
- Richard Welsh Dolby Consultant
- Erkan Aktaş Sound Mixer
- İsmail Karadaş Sound
Art · 1
- Ebru Ceylan Art Direction, Thanks
Lighting · 1
- Zafer Saka Electrician
Other crew · 20
- Reis Çelik Thanks
- Emine Ceylan Thanks
- Zeki Demirkubuz Thanks
- Ahmet Çadırcı Thanks
- Alaettin Aksoy Thanks
- Kamer Çelik Thanks
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