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202689 minPGdocumentary

Baba, What's Your Plan?

202689 minPGdocumentary

Celal Karaaslan navigates the challenges of waiting for his invalidity pension while confronting existential questions alongside his son Tolga.

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Tolga Karaaslan

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Celal Karaaslan navigates the challenges of waiting for his invalidity pension while confronting existential questions alongside his son Tolga.

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“When someone in the family becomes chronically ill, the whole family falls ill,” explains Celal Karaaslan. After decades of heavy physical labor, he is waiting for his invalidity pension. For him and his son Tolga, the waiting period becomes a search for a possible future—one that confronts both with existential questions.

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