Paper Lives

2021 1h 36m TR

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 423

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Çağatay Ulusoy
Mehmet
Emir Ali Doğrul
Ali
Ersin Arıcı
Gonzales
Turgay Tanülkü
Tahsin
Selen Öztürk
Mom
Tomris Çetinel
Yaşlı Kadın
Enver Aktay
Enver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Can Ulkay
Writers: Ercan Mehmet Erdem
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Can Ulkay, shot by Serkan Güler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Çağatay Ulusoy and Emir Ali Doğrul and Ersin Arıcı carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13045890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Can Ulkay directs. Serkan Güler behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

Trivia

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Can Ulkay, shot by Serkan Güler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Çağatay Ulusoy and Emir Ali Doğrul and Ersin Arıcı carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt13045890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.