Movies like Sultana

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   Muslum

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   2018 · 136 min · Drama · Music

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   A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).

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   My Father's Violin

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   2022 · 112 min · Drama · Music

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   Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle.

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   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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   • substantial genre overlap
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   About Dry Grasses

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   2023 · 197 min · Drama

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   A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.

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   Paper Lives

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   2021 · 96 min · Drama

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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.

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   • substantial genre overlap
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   The Last Scene

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   2026 · 96 min · Drama · Romance

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   Selen is a woman with the extraordinary ability to foresee other people’s futures in her dreams. Determined to use this gift to change her own life and the fate of those around her, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn into a dangerous love story. When she crosses paths with Kemal, their connection sparks both passion and peril, forcing Selen to make choices that will shape both of their destinies.

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   Murat Göğebakan: Kalbim Yaralı

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   2023 · 123 min · Drama · Music

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   Turkish singer Murat Göğebakan embarks on a successful musical career, until he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Abandoned Man

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   2025 · 91 min · Drama

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   After serving time in prison for his brother's crime, a man warily reunites with family, finding hope and healing in a life-changing bond with his niece.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Wild Pear Tree

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   2018 · 188 min · Drama

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   Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While trying to reconnect with his old friends and environment; his uncertainty, existential struggle and his father’s gambling addiction bring him grave difficulties.

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   • substantial genre overlap

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    Crossing

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    2024 · 106 min · Drama

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    Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era

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