Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lazy sunday
- family movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cengiz is introduced as a Bursa tea garden singer, making local performance culture central to the story.
Cengiz and Taşkın become involved in creating a composition tape as a route toward musical opportunity.
Taşkın borrows a cassette from Cengiz’s brother to begin the composition tape project.
The tea garden singer’s everyday setting is placed against aspirations to produce and circulate music.
Films like The Nightingale of Bursa, and why
The Blues Brothers
music-centered comedy with an ambitious performer pursuing recognition through popular songs
A Star Is Born
warm ensemble comedy built around musical performance, romantic complications, and artistic aspiration
The Full Monty
regional music comedy combining eccentric characters, romance, and the pursuit of a breakthrough
Movie Details
- Director
- Hakan Algül
- Release Date
- 2023-01-13
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (52)
Cast
- Ata Demirer
- Cem Gelinoğlu
- Özge Özaçar
- Melek Baykal
- Tarık Papuççuoğlu
- Celil Nalçakan
- Toygan Avanoğlu
- Seda Türkmen
- Berkay Tulumbacı
- Aycan Koptur
Common questions
- What is The Nightingale of Bursa about?
- A Bursa tea garden singer and an opportunistic collaborator chase a musical breakthrough through a borrowed cassette, local romance, and comic misadventures.
- What is The Nightingale of Bursa like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Nightingale of Bursa as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Nightingale of Bursa violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Nightingale of Bursa.
- Which films are like The Nightingale of Bursa?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blues Brothers, A Star Is Born, and The Full Monty.
- How long is The Nightingale of Bursa?
- The Nightingale of Bursa runs 121 minutes.
