Netflix Turkey’s original production, Paper Lives, has a story that brings the audience to tears from time to time, but also warms our hearts with its narrative. If you liked the movie Paper Lives, which tells about the strong bond formed between people in difficult times, there are similar domestic and foreign films that you can watch with the same pleasure.
We watched names such as Çağatay Ulusoy, Emir Ali Doğrul, Ersin Arıcı, Turgay Tanülkü, Selen Öztürk in the lead roles of the Netflix Turkey original production of Paper Lives series, which was broadcast on March 12, 2021. Mehmet, who makes a living by collecting paper, He often chats with Tahsin Baba, whom he sees as his mentor. Mehmet’s life changes when an 8-year-old boy named Ali enters his life.
Of course, you can’t hold back your tears from time to time, as the film “Paper Life” is a drama, but its story really warms your heart because it does not present this narrative through such a simple agitation. Here’s if you like stories about the bond between people in difficult times like these. Local and foreign films like Paper Lives you can watch it.
Movies like Paper Lives:
- FIG jam
- Are we ready?
- My world
- If I forgot, whisper
- The Blind Side
- Miracle
- Butterfly’s dream
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- intouchables
- La vita e bella
A love lost early: Fig Jam
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- Year: 2011
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Director: Aytac Ağırlar
- Cast: Sezai Paracikoglu, Melike Guner, Sinan Caliskanoglu
- IMDb: 6.5
In the movie “Fig Jam”, which made a big impression at the time it was released, which was both criticized and admired. We are watching full of love and a heavy drama. Metin, whose dream is to shoot a movie, meets Duygu in a bar. A passionate love quickly sprouts between the two, but Duygu has secrets. When Metin pursues these secrets, he encounters a deeper story than he ever expected. There is also a sequel called Fig Jam 2, which was produced in 2014, it is more beautiful.
Dreams know no barriers: Are we okay?
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Drama
- Directed by: Cagan Irmak
- Cast: Deniz Celiloğlu, Aras Bulut Iynemli, Sumru Yavrucuk
- IMDb: 7.0
İhsan, who is a physically disabled young person, has to live dependent on his mother because of this situation. Even if he is resentful towards life he continues to dream of dreams that he did not expect to come true. July is an artist who is chasing her dreams, has financial difficulties and has just separated from her lover. When these two seemingly unrelated characters come together, a new era will begin in their lives.
A young girl who does not lose hope: My World
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Uğur Yucel
- Cast: Beren Saat, Uğur Yücel, Ayça Bingöl
- IMDb: 7.5
A young girl named Ela lost her sight and hearing due to an illness she had as a child. This young girl, who unfortunately could not adapt to her environment due to her disabilities, One day she meets Mahir Hoca. Mahir Hodja’s goal is to restore Ela’s health, who has not lost her joy and hope for life for a moment, despite all the difficulties she has experienced.
A painful memory of youth: Whisper if I forget
- Year: 2014
- Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
- Directed by: Cagan Irmak
- Cast: Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Mehmet Günsür, Işıl Yücesoy
- IMDb: 7.5
Hanife, who has become a new nurse living in a small town, is shy and her sister Hatice is a crazy young girl. Hanife secretly writes poems. The lives of these two sisters will change when the district governor’s son Tarık comes to town. Hatice takes her sister’s poems and goes to the big city and becomes a famous singer. His reunion with the older sister he left behind will be years later, when he gets sick and returns to town.
Young man excluded because of his differences: The Blind Side
- Year: 2009
- Genre: Biography, Drama, Sports
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Cast: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw
- IMDb: 7.6
In the movie The Blind Side, which is adapted from a true story in the novel The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis, We are watching an extraordinary young man’s struggle to adapt to normal life. Michael Oher is poor and very large for his age. After joining a college football team in this world where he is excluded, his life will change in a way that will never be the same again.
Empty wallets, rich hearts: Miracle
- Year: 2015
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Mahsun Kirmizigul
- Cast: Talat Bulut, Mert Turak, Mahsun Kırmızıgül
- IMDb: 7.6
Considered one of Mahsun Kırmızıgül’s most successful films, Miracle presents a reflection of the Turkey of the 1960s. The teacher, who works in an idyllic town in the Aegean, Due to an exile, he finds himself in a remote corner of Anatolia. He encounters great poverty here, but at the same time, many rich people and students who aspire to study await him here. There is also a sequel called Miracle 2: Love, made in 2019.
Poets become poetry when they die: Butterfly’s Dream
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Biography, Drama, History
- Director: Yilmaz Erdogan
- Cast: Kivanc Tatlitug, Mert Firat, Yilmaz Erdogan
- IMDb: 7.7
The Butterfly’s Dream movie welcomes the audience to the city of Zonguldak of the young Republic era. Two poets live here; Rustu Onur and Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu. These young poets with tuberculosis also have a mentor, Behçet Necatigil. When Suzan, the daughter of the mayor, comes to the city, the two poets start a race among themselves. Who will like the poem written by Suzan? Unfortunately, the end of this sweet story ends quite sadly.
A father who confronts the world for his son: The Pursuit of Happyness
- Year: 2006
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Director: Gabriele Muccino
- Cast: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith
- IMDb: 8.0
We watch the character of Chris Gardner in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, which was adapted from a real life story and published in our country under the name of Do Not Lose Hope. Chris, who is a good father, When his wife leaves, he is left alone with his young child. They even get kicked out of the house. Chris does not give up, while trying to protect his child from these bad conditions, he continues his search for a job. Rest assured, you will cry a lot.
Very different similarities: Intouchables
- Year: 2011
- Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
- Cast: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny
- IMDb: 8.5
Published in our country as Can Dostum, Intouchables tells an interesting story of friendship. Philippe, a wealthy businessman He was paralyzed as a result of his accident. While they are negotiating to find a babysitter for him, Driss, a teenager fresh out of prison, is hired. As a result of this interesting coincidence, these two people, who are in different social classes, will realize that they are not that different from each other.
I wish everything was a game: La vita e bella
- Year: 1997
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Roberto Benigni
- Cast: Roberto Benigni, Horst Buchholz, Marisa Paredes
- IMDb: 8.6
Life is Beautiful in the world; It chronicles the most terrifying times of the Second World War. Guido and Duro get married and have a child. When the war breaks out, the Jewish family is taken to a concentration camp and they are separated. From this point on, Guido’s only goal is to turn everything into a game so that his child is affected by this inhumane place as little as possible.
Netflix Turkey original production Listing films like Paper Lives We talked about the stories they presented to the audience. Of course, this list could have been much longer. You can share the movies you want to be on our list in the comments.