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The Mandarin Tree (2018) | Slate

The Mandarin Tree

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Rated 10.0 on TMDB

The Mandarin Tree

mandalina ağacı

After her father is arrested for political reasons by the Turkish government, little Sirin is finally allowed to visit him in prison for the first time. When a prison official interprets her painting of a bird as an anarchistic symbol and confiscates it, the girl is devastated, but her father encourages her to believe in the freedom of thought. For her second visit, she paints a "harmless" mandarin tree. Will her hidden message be discovered?

Released: 2018
Runtime: 18m
Language: Turkish

Direction and writing

Cengiz AkaygünDirector

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