# The Town That Drove Away (2025)

> As Hasankeyf sinks beneath a dam reservoir, displaced residents struggle to preserve identity, family pride, and dignity in an imposed modern world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7434572

## Facts

- Runtime: 70 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Grzegorz Piekarski, Natalia Pietsch
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35943486/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, austere, intimate, reflective viewing, documentary festival programming

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