The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family (2011)

Original title

Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Aşırı Acıklı Hikayesi

Directed by

Onur Ünlü

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A widowed law professor remarries a young student he rescued. His new marriage unravels his family's stability, leading to a series of unfortunate events.

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What happens

The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family (Turkish: Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Aşırı Acıklı Hikayesi) is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Onur Ünlü, starring Selçuk Yöntem as a widowed constitutional law professor, whose life takes a turn for the worse when he remarries to a university student, whose life he has saved. The film was awarded Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011) where it premiered. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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