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Paper Lives

Mehmet is a cherished fellow who runs the solid waste warehouse in the neighborhood, he helps everyone in need, especially homeless children and teenagers since he was one too.

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Can Ulkay

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5 wins & 2 nominations

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[breathing heavily] - Paper Lives

[breathing heavily]

-I promise you, baby. You'll get better!
-[doctor] Opening vascular access. - Paper Lives

-I promise you, baby. You'll get better! -[doctor] Open...

-Run a blood test for allergies.
-[nurse] Right away! - Paper Lives

-Run a blood test for allergies. -[nurse] Right away!

[Mehmet breathes out deeply] - Paper Lives

[Mehmet breathes out deeply]

Get an appointment soon.
See your nephrologist, too. - Paper Lives

Get an appointment soon. See your nephrologist, too.

[woman] The downpour that started suddenly
this evening is still affecting Istanbul. - Paper Lives

[woman] The downpour that started suddenly this evening is s...

You can see the footage of the downpour.
The Meteorological Service… - Paper Lives

You can see the footage of the downpour. The Meteorological ...

The same things, Uncle Tahsin.
I'm still waiting for a kidney. - Paper Lives

The same things, Uncle Tahsin. I'm still waiting for a ...

Once they find the kidney,
everything else will be easy. - Paper Lives

Once they find the kidney, everything else will be easy.

-You said I didn't smell? Huh?
-You really don't. - Paper Lives

-You said I didn't smell? Huh? -You really don't.

Fuck off! I smell so bad
the doctor's nose fell off. - Paper Lives

Fuck off! I smell so bad the doctor's nose fell off.

[chuckles] - Paper Lives

The doctor gave him morphine.
He'll be pretty high soon. - Paper Lives

The doctor gave him morphine. He'll be pretty high soon...

We need to find a night pharmacy
to get his prescription. - Paper Lives

We need to find a night pharmacy to get his prescription.

-When will you go to the hammam?
-The day after tomorrow. Why? - Paper Lives

-When will you go to the hammam? -The day after tomorrow. Wh...

[all laugh] - Paper Lives

[belches] - Paper Lives

[radio distortion] - Paper Lives

[radio distortion]

[shivering] - Paper Lives

[clears throat] - Paper Lives

[clears throat]

-Thanks.
-[lighter clicks] - Paper Lives

-Thanks. -[lighter clicks]

You beggars,
have you been waiting for me here? Huh? - Paper Lives

You beggars, have you been waiting for me here? Huh?

You'll buy glue with that money,
won't you? Smartass. - Paper Lives

You'll buy glue with that money, won't you? Smarta...

-Bullshit. You think I don't know you?
-I swear to God. - Paper Lives

-Bullshit. You think I don't know you? -I swear to God.

Don't swear to God, boy.
He's already punished you enough. - Paper Lives

Don't swear to God, boy. He's already punished you...

You boys… - Paper Lives

[lively music climaxes, ends] - Paper Lives

[lively music climaxes, ends]

Watch out for the boys in blue,
don't get caught this time. - Paper Lives

Watch out for the boys in blue, don't get caught this t...

-Good. You look better, boss.
-I thought I was going to die last night. - Paper Lives

-Good. You look better, boss. -I thought I was going to die ...

But you shouldn't postpone
going to the doctor. - Paper Lives

But you shouldn't postpone going to the doctor.

-Here, take as much as you want.
-Eat slowly, you'll choke. - Paper Lives

-Here, take as much as you want. -Eat slowly, you'll ch...

Don't go out to collect paper
because the weather is nice. - Paper Lives

Don't go out to collect paper because the weather is ni...

Think of Uncle Tahsin.
He is really worried about you. - Paper Lives

Think of Uncle Tahsin. He is really worried about you.

Enough, Gonzi.
I'm here, I'm not going anywhere. - Paper Lives

Enough, Gonzi. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere.

I'm just saying.
You almost died last night. - Paper Lives

I'm just saying. You almost died last night.

Jeez… - Paper Lives

That's the bucket list we made
on your last birthday, remember? - Paper Lives

That's the bucket list we made on your last birthday, r...

If I can't get a kidney,
I'll say, "We were healthy like you." - Paper Lives

If I can't get a kidney, I'll say, "We were h...

"Find your mother." - Paper Lives

"Find your mother."

Wait. It says "Ride in a convertible." - Paper Lives

Wait. It says "Ride in a convertible."

-Don't get your ass handed to you.
-Nobody has an ass like mine! - Paper Lives

-Don't get your ass handed to you. -Nobody has an ass l...

I'm just giving you a heads-up. You jerk. - Paper Lives

I'm just giving you a heads-up. You jerk.

FIND YOUR MOTHER, RIDE IN A CONVERTIBLE,
STAY IN A LUXURY HOTEL, TRAVEL BY PLANE - Paper Lives

FIND YOUR MOTHER, RIDE IN A CONVERTIBLE, STAY IN A LUXURY HO...

[whispering] 200, 300,
400, 500, 550, 600, 650… - Paper Lives

[whispering] 200, 300, 400, 500, 550, 600, 650…

-Don't touch those bottles!
-Fuck off, mind your own business. - Paper Lives

-Don't touch those bottles! -Fuck off, mind your own bu...

Boy… - Paper Lives

["Çöplük" continues playing] - Paper Lives

["Çöplük" continues playing]

-You fucking piece of shit!
-Come over here! - Paper Lives

-You fucking piece of shit! -Come over here!

[gasps] - Paper Lives

[groans] - Paper Lives

-Where have you been, man?
-I'm here. I found a treasure. - Paper Lives

-Where have you been, man? -I'm here. I found a treasur...

My dear brothers, this bottle right here
is worth ten liras at the moment. - Paper Lives

My dear brothers, this bottle right here is worth ten liras ...

But it will be worth much more
once Şüko the Smuggler works on it. - Paper Lives

But it will be worth much more once Şüko the Smuggler works ...

[snickering] - Paper Lives

What? A cigar is a cigar, half or not.
You can't miss it, right Flea? - Paper Lives

What? A cigar is a cigar, half or not. You can't miss i...

-Good night, Flea.
-[coughs] - Paper Lives

-Good night, Flea. -[coughs]

-Let's weigh it.
-Can you do it today? - Paper Lives

-Let's weigh it. -Can you do it today?

Hey, Gonzi! Wash your face,
you'll scare people. - Paper Lives

Hey, Gonzi! Wash your face, you'll scare people.

[distant Islamic call to prayer
over loudspeaker] - Paper Lives

[distant Islamic call to prayer over loudspeaker]

[door creaking] - Paper Lives

[door creaking]

[tense music playing] - Paper Lives

[tense music playing]

Shh! Okay, okay, don't be scared!
I'm putting it down, it's okay. - Paper Lives

Shh! Okay, okay, don't be scared! I'm putting it d...

Why were you in that sack?
Why did you go in there? Huh? - Paper Lives

Why were you in that sack? Why did you go in there? Huh?

-Shall I take you to the police?
-Don't take me to the police, please! - Paper Lives

-Shall I take you to the police? -Don't take me to the ...

Okay, no police.
Don't cry, we won't go to the police. - Paper Lives

Okay, no police. Don't cry, we won't go to the pol...

We can eat first
and then talk about what to do. Okay? - Paper Lives

We can eat first and then talk about what to do. Okay?

You won't be full
if you eat rice without ketchup. Okay? - Paper Lives

You won't be full if you eat rice without ketchup. Okay...

So, Ali… - Paper Lives

[gentle music playing] - Paper Lives

[gentle music playing]

Ali… - Paper Lives

They might be a bit small, - Paper Lives

They might be a bit small,

-Where did you go?
-Why are you whispering? Is someone here? - Paper Lives

-Where did you go? -Why are you whispering? Is someone here?

-Did you leave your zone?
-I went to Cihangir. I didn't do anything. - Paper Lives

-Did you leave your zone? -I went to Cihangir. I didn't...

[exhales deeply] - Paper Lives

[exhales deeply]

Don't you know him? He'd take the kid
to the police straight away! - Paper Lives

Don't you know him? He'd take the kid to the polic...

Let him do that!
Does it make sense to keep this kid-- - Paper Lives

Let him do that! Does it make sense to keep this kid--

I fucking wish I had a home
where my parents could beat me. - Paper Lives

I fucking wish I had a home where my parents could beat me.

She was so desperate
that she had to leave him. - Paper Lives

She was so desperate that she had to leave him.

I won't leave this kid
without finding out the truth first. - Paper Lives

I won't leave this kid without finding out the truth fi...

What if the woman regrets it
and goes to the police? - Paper Lives

What if the woman regrets it and goes to the police?

She knows where she left him.
They will fuck me up, not you. - Paper Lives

She knows where she left him. They will fuck me up, not you.

He was in my sack. Give him up. - Paper Lives

He was in my sack. Give him up.

You can't take care of yourself,
for fuck's sake. Don't bring a kid to it. - Paper Lives

You can't take care of yourself, for fuck's sake. ...

-[clears throat]
-Give him up, for God's sake. - Paper Lives

-[clears throat] -Give him up, for God's sake.

[Mehmet clears throat] - Paper Lives

[Mehmet clears throat]

-Swear to me.
-Don't make me swear… - Paper Lives

-Swear to me. -Don't make me swear…

-I said swear to me!
-Fine. I swear! - Paper Lives

-I said swear to me! -Fine. I swear!

-I swear.
-Okay. All right, man, okay. - Paper Lives

-I swear. -Okay. All right, man, okay.

-Okay, all right. Okay.
-Okay. - Paper Lives

-Okay, all right. Okay. -Okay.

-You're going to the hammam?
-It's bathing day. How much are these? - Paper Lives

-You're going to the hammam? -It's bathing day. Ho...

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Mehmet is a cherished fellow who runs the solid waste warehouse in the neighborhood, he helps everyone in need, especially homeless children and teenagers since he was one too.

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Director: Can Ulkay

Writer: Ercan Mehmet Erdem

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Mar 2021

Awards: 5 wins & 2 nominations

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