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First and Last (2021)
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First and Last (2021)
Original name: İlk ve Son
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The ups and downs of Baris and Deniz, who fall in love with each other, before the childhood traumas of two very different people have left their trail, and the psychological observational adventure of 10 years.
Style: emotional, romantic drama, realistic, sincere, melancholic, intense, non-linear
Plot: childhood trauma, love story, trauma, mature, bittersweet, character study, intimate, self discovery, urban, everyday life, slice of life, healing, coming of age, foot fetish, psychological drama
Time: contemporary

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Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
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Duration: 126 min.
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