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Almanya’daki şöhretli, zengin, fakat mutsuz hayatını arkasında bırakıp sade ve normal bir hayata kavuşma arzusundaki Şahin K., Bodrum’da yaşamaya karar verir. Kötü şöhreti yüzünden kaybettiği oğlu Caner’e kavuşmak için çabalarken kasabanın sıkıntılarını da çözecek bir halk kahramanı haline gelir. Peşini bırakmayan şöhreti onu farklı maceralara sürükleyecektir.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min
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The Go Master (2006)
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The Go Master is a 2006 biopic by director Tian Zhuangzhuang of renowned twentieth century Go master Wu Qingyuan, better known by his adopted name of Go Seigen. The film, which premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, focuses on the life of this extraordinary player from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous global conflicts between his homeland and his adopted nation. The film also features a scene involving the Atomic bomb go game.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, China
Duration: 104 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 92 min
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Bobby Tucker is a recovering alcoholic who is struggling to rebuild his life and open up his own hot dog stand. Can he triumph in the face of fear and uncertainty?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, captivating, art house, aesthetic, contemplative
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Three Friends (1972)
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Directed by Memduh Ün.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 86 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 378
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 58
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 108
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 265
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 21
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At the time of the Greek junta, in an isolated army camp, a lieutenant forces a soldier to teach him the tango in order to ask the wife of his Colonel to dance with him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 123
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Turkey
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 266
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A young man moves to his hometown; here he falls in love with the village head's daughter. The village head learns about this and he has the girl abducted; if the young man tries to rescue her, his parent's life will be at stake.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 392
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 83
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 15
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 260
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 400
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 434
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 500
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 38000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
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