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Paper Lives (2021) · Cineora

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A CAN ULKAY FILM

Paper Lives

20211h 36mNRMovie

Drama

IMDb6.6/ 10 · 15.3K votes

THE STORY

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.

Heartwarming
Melancholic
Family
Isolation

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for talking about after and a rainy day.

DirectorCan Ulkay

FormatFeature film

TMDB8.0 / 10

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Top cast

Çağatay UlusoyMehmet

Emir Ali DoğrulAli

Ersin ArıcıGonzales

Turgay TanülküTahsin

Selen ÖztürkMom

Tomris ÇetinelYaşlı Kadın

Enver AktayEnver

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