Clair Obscur

Clair Obscur

2017•1h 40m•5.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.6/10(44)

Şehnaz, a young female psychiatrist from Istanbul, starts mandatory duty in a provincial town. Back in the city, she maintains a marriage that looks flawless on the outside. Elmas, a young woman on the verge of breakdown, opens a new path in her.

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Production

Slot Machine, unafilm, Aeroplan Film, Ustaoglu Production

Language

TR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Funda Eryiğit

Funda Eryiğit

Şehnaz

Ecem Uzun

Ecem Uzun

Elmas

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Cem

Okan Yalabık

Okan Yalabık

Umut

Serkan Keskin

Serkan Keskin

Husband

Sema Poyraz

Sema Poyraz

Mother-in-Law

Metin Akdülger

Metin Akdülger

Boy at the Party

Evren Duyal

Evren Duyal

Asiye's Mother

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Teacher

Yasemin Baştan

Yasemin Baştan

Elmas's Mother

Ilgaz Kocatürk

Ilgaz Kocatürk

Acil Doktoru

Fatih Dokgöz

Fatih Dokgöz

Esma's Father

İpek Türktan

İpek Türktan

Hemşire

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