Laggies: Lynn Shelton’s Film Blends a Coming-of-Age Story With a Quarter-Life Crisis
Laggies is a fantastic movie, filled with down-to-earth characters, transcendent themes, and witty comedy
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Once upon a time, Arife, who made a living by telling stories at weddings in rural Anatolia, and her husband Civan, who entertained people by dancing in the same settings, were walking through mountainous terrain to attend a wedding they had been invited to when Civan suddenly suffered a heart attack. Witnessing her husband's death in a cave, Arife finds herself helpless when the three bandits she had been telling stories about arrive at the cave, and she hides inside. The bandits see Civan's lifeless body. Startled by Arife's sudden appearance, the bandits draw their weapons to kill her. However, Arife begins to narrate the lives of the three bandits in a mysterious and dramatic style with her eloquence and unconventional manner of speaking, causing the bandits to lower their guns and listen to Arife's stories with curiosity until dawn. The bandits' sorrows, troubles, and secrets are now fully revealed. The bandits must now make a decision.
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Once upon a time, Arife, who made a living by telling stories at weddings in rural Anatolia, and her husband Civan, who entertained people by dancing in the same settings, were walking through mountainous terrain to attend a wedding they had been invited to when Civan suddenly suffered a heart attack. Witnessing her husband's death in a cave, Arife finds herself helpless when the three bandits she had been telling stories about arrive at the cave, and she hides inside. The bandits see Civan's lifeless body. Startled by Arife's sudden appearance, the bandits draw their weapons to kill her. However, Arife begins to narrate the lives of the three bandits in a mysterious and dramatic style with her eloquence and unconventional manner of speaking, causing the bandits to lower their guns and listen to Arife's stories with curiosity until dawn. The bandits' sorrows, troubles, and secrets are now fully revealed. The bandits must now make a decision.
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Genre:Drama, Western
Written By:Mehmet Tanrısever
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Studio:Feza Film
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