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The White Angel (2007)

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Original title
Beyaz Melek
Directed by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Genre
drama film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young men from eastern Turkey end up in a nursing home after their father gets cancer. The film shows their struggle to care for him and the community around them.

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What happens

The White Angel (Turkish: Beyaz Melek) is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which follows the story of two Eastern youths who find themselves in a rest home after their father comes down with cancer. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on 16 November 2007 (2007-11-16), won the Remi Award at the 41st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and was the second highest-grossing Turkish film of 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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