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Fail Better(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-11-22
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1 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
Overview:
This is an adventurous and ambitious director's story who tries to make a film in the conditions of Turkey. After the making of the film, it followed by censorship, suppression and banning... For what purpose, for what kind of reasons, for whom and why can a film be prohibited?
Languages: Kurdish, Turkish.
Countries:
Turkey
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Movie: Fail Better
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mustafa Uzunyılmaz
Şafak Orbay
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Overview
This is an adventurous and ambitious director's story who tries to make a film in the conditions of Turkey. After the making of the film, it followed by censorship, suppression and banning... For what purpose, for what kind of reasons, for whom and why can a film be prohibited?
Release Date
2020-11-22
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