Burning Days
Release date: 2022-12-09
Votes: 123
Genres: Drama, Thriller
With the mayoral election approaching, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of a small town suffering from a water supply crisis gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped.
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badelf
Turkish movies set in small towns with at least one rape are a new horror sub-genre. Although this is exciting and commands attention throughout, the end is a total mistifyer. Like they ran out of money and had to stop where they were.
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