Paper Lives
2021 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 8.0
On the streets of Istanbul, a sick waste-warehouse worker takes in a young boy with nowhere else to go. As they try to survive day to day, their bond forces him to face painful memories from his own past and the harsh realities around them.
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Details
- Original title
- Kağıttan Hayatlar
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-03-12
- Language
- TR
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (415 votes)
About
If you like tearjerker dramas about found family and hardship, this may land hard, especially if you enjoyed Müslüm or My Father's Violin; Not for you if you dislike bleak stories, loud confrontations, or manipulative-feeling emotions.
Pros: emotional and touching story; strong performances; vivid Istanbul street life | Cons: heavy melodrama; uneven pacing; too much shouting
Cast & crew
Çağatay Ulusoy
as Mehmet
- ED
Emir Ali Doğrul
as Ali
Ersin Arıcı
as Gonzales
Turgay Tanülkü
as Tahsin
Selen Öztürk
as Mom
Tomris Çetinel
as Yaşlı Kadın
- EA
Enver Aktay
as Enver
Directed by Can Ulkay