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Sivas (2014)

Sivas poster
Directed by
Kaan Müjdeci
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Turkey
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
12
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in a rural Turkish village finds a wounded fighting dog and takes it in. He forms a deep bond with the animal while dealing with the harsh realities of his own life.

slow-burnbleakmelancholicanimal-focusedruralquietnaturalisticemotionally raw

What happens

Sivas is a 2014 Turkish drama film directed by Kaan Müjdeci. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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