Five orphaned sisters in a Turkish village face arranged marriages, navigating strict rules with intimate, bleak melancholy.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Tubi (free).
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Our estimate: 18 and up, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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