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Summary
In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 74
Audience score83%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2021
March 12, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Turkish
Original language
Made in
Türkiye
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Can Ulkay Director
Writing · 1
- Ercan Mehmet Erdem Screenplay
Production · 2
- Pelin Ekinci Kaya Executive Producer
- Onur Güvenatam Producer
Camera · 1
- Serkan Güler Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Doğa Ebrişim Orchestrator
Art · 2
- Vahit Yazıcı Production Design
- Tuncay Özcan Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Enver Aktay Stunt Coordinator
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