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Arada

  • 20182018
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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POPULARITY
54,748
2,293
Mu Tunc, Burak Deniz, and Büsra Develi in Arada (2018)
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A young punk rocker in Istanbul tracks down a cruise ticket to California on the night of his birthday gig. Based on the director's personal family story. Film sets during the 90's unrest Tu... Read allA young punk rocker in Istanbul tracks down a cruise ticket to California on the night of his birthday gig. Based on the director's personal family story. Film sets during the 90's unrest Turkey.A young punk rocker in Istanbul tracks down a cruise ticket to California on the night of his birthday gig. Based on the director's personal family story. Film sets during the 90's unrest Turkey.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
578
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
54,748
2,293
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    • Director
      • Mu Tunc
    • Writers
      • Sam Pink
      • Mu Tunc(story)
    • Stars
      • Burak Deniz
      • Büsra Develi
      • Ceren Moray
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mu Tunc
    • Writers
      • Sam Pink
      • Mu Tunc(story)
    • Stars
      • Burak Deniz
      • Büsra Develi
      • Ceren Moray
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:02
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    Ceren Moray in Arada (2018)
    Merve Çagiran at an event for Arada (2018)
    Deniz Celiloglu in Arada (2018)
    Eris Akman in Arada (2018)
    Deniz Balkanli in Arada (2018)
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    Büsra Develi in Arada (2018)
    Burak Deniz in Arada (2018)
    Arada (2018)
    Ceren Moray in Arada (2018)
    Deniz Celiloglu in Arada (2018)
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    Burak Deniz
    Burak Deniz
    • Ozan
    Büsra Develi
    Büsra Develi
    • Lara
    Ceren Moray
    Ceren Moray
    • Ezgi
    Deniz Celiloglu
    • Bulent
    Selim Bayraktar
    Selim Bayraktar
    • Resul
    Seda Akman
    Seda Akman
    Mu Tunc
    Mu Tunc
    • Recorder Man
    Deniz Balkanli
    • Sacha
    Eris Akman
    • Altan
    Cemal Yagiz Alpfer
    • Skinhead Hakan
    Cem Baseski
      Tatjana Saric
      • DJ
      Hasan Can Yucetas
      Yüksel Ünal
      Yüksel Ünal
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        • Mu Tunc
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        • Sam Pink
        • Mu Tunc(story)
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        Lyrics by Mu Tunc

        Music by Orkun Tunç and Kerim Gönençer

        Performed by Ceren Moray

      User reviews6

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      the struggle of decisionmaking in todays youth
      The movie is based on the inner journey of mu tunc, the director of the movie. Back then, his dream was to become a filmmaker while everyone around him was trying to tell him the opposite. Nowadays, young people are told to go abroad and change the city to get the career they want. But very few people stay in a place they actually hate. I think it is somehting like a ''casey-neistat-mentality'' that you should chose to stay in a place you don't like in order to find the beauty in it. Flowers will always bloom in the darkness. And thats where true creativity lies. However, he criticizes the mentality of people living in big metropoles like Istanbul. Instead of changing their perspectives to the better and being grateful where they are, people are constantly trying to flee from one place to another. Especially in the creative industry people adapt to places like New York, London, Berlin or Paris without even realizing that they lose their uniqueness and talents when living the ''nights of their dreams''. It is a crucial topic because in todays society we are constantly distracted by social media which gives us the image that we need to change our surroundings in order to be ourselves. In contrast, it is us, our own perspective that needs to change. The tile of the movie ''aralik'' explains that we are never settling. We are always striving to find better places, better friends, better jobs and better trips. This way of thinking makes us crazy because we are caught in a feedback loop. We dont stop to have expectations. Especially youngsters when chosing a path of their own.

      Mu tunc is not proposing against travelling in general or big city life. He criticizes against chosing the wrong intentions while decisionmaking when going somewhere else. If you're reading this right now and realize that there is something that makes you feel unhappy in your life, doesn't matter if it is a small or big problem, then start to re-think. Don't give the fault to other people or your ''circumstances''. Start by changing your own perspective. START BY YOURSELF. And if you need help, go find help. If you have the need to travel, go travel. But travel safely with the right intention. I'm sure you will find your home. Home is where your heart is. And just a reminder: the world is filled with problems. Every city has its own problems. They will always arise but this doesn't has to do something with the people or the city in general. You'll find it out, wherever you go.

      One last tip from me: travel alone.

      All in all, I think this movie by mu tunc is a masterpiece. It helped me to chose my path, I don't know how but I think it just came at the right time.
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      • senadalkiran
      • Feb 19, 2020

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      • Release date
        • March 19, 2021 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Turkey
      • Official sites
        • Beyazperde
        • Box Office
      • Language
        • Turkish
      • Filming locations
        • Istanbul, Turkey
      • Production company
        • Ruedeperafilms
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $254
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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