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Film · 0 connectionsPaper Lives (2021)
- Drama
- 96 min
- ★ 8.0/10 from 421 ratings
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.
Directed byCan Ulkay
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