Watchtower
Turkey
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1h 36m
Directed by Pelin Esmer • Drama • With Olgun Simsek, Nilay Erdönmez • 2012 • 96 minutes
A man and a woman seeking refuge from the world: Nihat at a remote forest fire tower, Seher in her room at a rural bus station. When their lives collide, each now has to fight their battle of conscience before the other.
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