''Paper Lives'' ( tr, Kağıttan Hayatlar) is a 2021 Turkish
drama film
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directed by
Can Ulkay and written by
Ercan Mehmet Erdem. The film stars
Çağatay Ulusoy
Çağatay Ulusoy (; born 23 September 1990) is a Turkish actor and model who started his acting career in the TV series ''Adını Feriha Koydum'' (2011–2012) as Emir Sarrafoğlu. Since then, he has had further lead roles in '' Medcezir'' (201 ...
,
Emir Ali Doğrul,
Ersin Arıcı,
Turgay Tanülkü
Turgay Tanülkü (born 18 July 1953) is a Turkish actor.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Turkish male film actors
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and
Selen Öztürk. It premiered on
Netflix
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on March 12, 2021.
Plot
In an impoverished neighborhood of
Istanbul
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, a friendly garbage collector, Mehmet, who after being homeless has a soft spot for the many homeless children in the area, discovers an eight-year-old boy hiding in his colleague's garbage bag. Mehmet is dedicated to reconnecting the boy with his family.
Cast
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Çağatay Ulusoy
Çağatay Ulusoy (; born 23 September 1990) is a Turkish actor and model who started his acting career in the TV series ''Adını Feriha Koydum'' (2011–2012) as Emir Sarrafoğlu. Since then, he has had further lead roles in '' Medcezir'' (201 ...
as Mehmet
*
Emir Ali Doğrul as Ali
*
Ersin Arıcı as Gonzales
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Turgay Tanülkü
Turgay Tanülkü (born 18 July 1953) is a Turkish actor.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1953 births
Living people
Turkish male film actors
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as Tahsin
*
Selen Öztürk
Critical response
According John Serba from
Decider
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*'' Bill Maher: The Decider'', a stand-up comedy special
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, the film "starts strong, holds on pretty well, then blows it hard at the end".
References
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* {{Rottentomatoes, paper_lives
2021 drama films
Turkish drama films
2020s Turkish-language films
Turkish-language Netflix original films
Films shot in Turkey