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Ketenpere (2017)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man, working for cinema industry, has dreams about becoming a producer. He tries so many things for his dreams becomes true but must to manage so many bad situations.
Style:
realistic, independent film, melancholic, satirical, humorous, dark comedy
Plot:
film industry, ambition, struggle, behind the scenes, backstage, perseverance, resilience, frustration, character study, financial difficulty, urban, male protagonist, satire, slice of life, bittersweet, social commentary, cinema, turkish
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, humorous, captivating and realistic films with plots about satire, bittersweet, urban, ambition, slice of life, character study and social commentary mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Ketenpere: Franky Banderas (2004), Debt Fees (2019), Robust (2021), Rocket Driver (2024), Almost Hollywood (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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