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Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

Directed byCan Ulkay

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  1. 01

    A Melody to Remember

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    2016 · 124 min · Drama · War

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    Second Lieutenant Han Sang-yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, who have lost everything in the war, Sang-yeol is deeply moved and tries to protect to them.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared theme: korean war (1950-53)
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  2. 02

    Miracle in Cell No. 7

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    2019 · 132 min · Drama

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    Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  3. 03

    Come to My Voice

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    2014 · 105 min · Drama

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    In a snowy Kurdish mountain village, in the east of Turkey, an old woman Berfé and her granddaughter Jiyan are distressed. The only man in the household, Temo, the son of one and the father of the other, was arrested by the Turkish military. The commanding officer has been told that the villagers are hiding weapons, so he arrested all the men and announced that they will be kept in prison until their families hand over the weapons. The problem is that there are no weapons in the village. Desperate, Berfé and Jiyan embark on a long journey, in search of a gun which they could exchange for their beloved Temo. Will the old woman and her innocent granddaughter find a way out of the inextricable Kurdish identity conflict?

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    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    Hope

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    2013 · 122 min · Drama

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    After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 07

    Blue Bayou

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    2021 · 117 min · Drama

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    As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 08

    I Can Speak

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    2017 · 119 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 09

    Soulmate

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    2023 · 124 min · Drama · Romance

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    When Mi-so and Ha-eun first meet in childhood, their lives become instantly intertwined, forming a bond surrounded by happiness and naivety. But as adulthood arrives, alone and together, they are forced to deal with sadness, anger, grief, growth, and most of all, love.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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  8. 10

    120

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    2008 · 114 min · Drama · History · War

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    During the Sarikamis Battle, the Ottoman army runs out of ammunition and appeals to the people of Van for help, who happen to have supplies. However, the First World War is on and all men are fighting at four corners of the empire and therefore can not respond to to the appeal. The young children of Van want to do something...

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