Paper Lives
Paper Lives

Paper Lives

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2021
1h 36m
8.0(407 votes)
Drama

Overview

In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.

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Netflix

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Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

7 members
Acting

Çağatay Ulusoy

Mehmet

Çağatay Ulusoy
Acting

Emir Ali Doğrul

Ali

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Ersin Arıcı

Gonzales

Ersin Arıcı
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Turgay Tanülkü

Tahsin

Turgay Tanülkü
Acting

Selen Öztürk

Mom

Selen Öztürk
Acting

Tomris Çetinel

Yaşlı Kadın

Tomris Çetinel
Crew

Enver Aktay

Enver

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