TURKEY · 2021

Paper Lives

Can Ulkay
childhood trauma street life redemption mentorship poverty in istanbul
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In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.

Year2021
CountryTurkey
DirectorCan Ulkay
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