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The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

Part of Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales

2004•1h 32m•6.1/10
Drama

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6.1/10(35)

Ahmet, a filmmaker on Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', sinks into depression, alienates loved ones, and abandons his film.

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Language

TR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Zeki Demirkubuz

Zeki Demirkubuz

Ahmet

Nilüfer Açıkalın

Nilüfer Açıkalın

Serap

Nurhayat Kavrak Demirkubuz

Elif

Serdar Orçin

Serdar Orçin

Kerem

Ufuk Bayraktar

Ufuk Bayraktar

Ferit

Eda Toksöz

Sanem

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Telefondaki Adam

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