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Black, Not Gray: Ankara Rocks!(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-05-10
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Time: 1h 54m
Nothing keep them away from music
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The story of the rock and metal music scene in the '80s and '90s in Ankara, the capital of Turkey -- the city which is deemed to be 'gray', considered as 'lifeless', 'soulless' and 'dull', and labeled as a 'city of politics' -- and a band's attempts to get out of it despite their love of their hometown.
Languages: Turkish.
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Turkey
Movie: Black, Not Gray: Ankara Rocks!
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Ferman Akgül
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The story of the rock and metal music scene in the '80s and '90s in Ankara, the capital of Turkey -- the city which is deemed to be 'gray', considered as 'lifeless', 'soulless' and 'dull', and labeled as a 'city of politics' -- and a band's attempts to get out of it despite their love of their hometown.
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2017-05-10
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Nothing keep them away from music
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