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Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky?

20151h 50mMurat Düzgünoğlu

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Bahadır, an aspiring 35-year-old director, spends his life making cheap television films inspired by the stories of folk songs. On the other hand, he has a great ambition to make films like his idol, Tarkovsky. He stands between his dreams and the real, tragicomic conditions.

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What is Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky? (2015) about?

Bahadır, an aspiring 35-year-old director, spends his life making cheap television films inspired by the stories of folk songs. On the other hand, he has a great ambition to make films like his idol, Tarkovsky. He stands between his dreams and the real, tragicomic conditions.

Who stars in Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky??

Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky? stars Tansu Biçer (Bahadır), Esra Kızıldoğan (Yonca), Menderes Samancılar (Yazar), Vuslat Saraçoğlu (Ceyda), Tülay Bursa (Yazarın Karısı). The film was directed by Murat Düzgünoğlu.

How long is Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky??

Why Can't I Be Tarkovsky? has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2015.

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