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Yesilçam: Bir Sinema Hayvani (2021)
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Yesilçam: Bir Sinema Hayvani (2021)
Original name: Yeşilçam
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Showcasing Turkey of the 1960s, while it follows a film producer who will tell the story of survival in Yesilcam as he experiences the golden age of Turkish cinema.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sentimental, poignant, reflective, melancholic, nostalgic
Plot: filmmaking, ambition, movie business, film producer, director, film industry, actress, filmmaker, movie star, movie actress, survival, bittersweet, rise and fall, longing, biopic, intimate, friendship, identity, showbiz, social history, turkish
Time: 60s, 1960s
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey

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