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Lost Songs of Anatolia (2010)

Lost Songs of Anatolia poster
Original title
Anadolu'nun Kayıp Şarkıları
Directed by
Nezih Unen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels across Anatolia to record traditional music and dance. It shows how ancient civilizations and local myths shape the region's folk songs.

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What happens

Lost Songs of Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu'nun Kayıp Şarkıları) is a 2010 Turkish musical documentary film directed by Nezih Ünen. The film, which has been hailed as the first musical-documentary, features around 20 musical numbers shot on location in various places around Anatolia and examines the influence of ancient civilizations, rituals and mythology of the land on traditional music and dance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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