# Winter Sleep (2014)

> During a snowbound Anatolian winter, a wealthy former actor's hotel becomes the pressure chamber for marital resentment, family grievance, and uneasy moral self-examination.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/153835

## Facts

- Runtime: 196 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbağ, Ayberk Pekcan, Serhat Kılıç, Tamer Levent, Nejat İşler, Nadir Sarıbacak
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2758880/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, austere, contemplative, quiet winter evening, focused cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

In a secluded hotel, winter's chill reveals the cracks in relationships, forcing confrontations and introspection.

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