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Araf/Somewhere in Between (2012)
Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for a chance to change and escape from their empty, monotonous lives.
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Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for a chance to change and escape from their empty, monotonous lives.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Yeşim Ustaoğlu
In Theaters:10/4/2012
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Runtime:124 minutes
Studio:The Match Factory, Catherine Dussart Productions, Hubert Bals Fund, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, CNC, +90 Film Production, ZDF, ARTE, Pusan Promotion Plan, Ustaoglu Production, TRT, Eurimages, World Cinema Fund
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