Paper Lives
2021 · 96 min · Director: Can Ulkay
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Mehmet, a young man, earns a living by collecting paper. His biggest supporter in this life is Tahsin Baba. Mehmet's life takes a completely different turn when an 8-year-old boy named Ali enters his life. Mehmet, who tries to reunite Ali with his family, establishes a different bond with the little boy.
Emotional fingerprint
Paper Lives (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Relief10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 47 % | 42 % | 37 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 44 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 45 % | 40 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 35 % | 29 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 48 % | 36 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 54 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 68 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 57 % | 43 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 63 % | 45 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Joy | 66 % | 49 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 55 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Joy | 59 % | 55 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 54 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 73 % | 59 % | 46 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sympathy | 83 % | 74 % | 66 % | 65 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 83 % | 76 % | 70 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 81 % | 69 % | 63 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 86 % | 75 % | 73 % | 79 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 90 % | 85 % | 85 % | 64 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Sadness | 88 % | 87 % | 87 % | 37 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Gonzales
Tahsin
Mom
Yaşlı Kadın
Enver
Details
- Directed by
- Can Ulkay
- Written by
- Ercan Mehmet Erdem, Ercan Mehmet Erdem
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Turkey
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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