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On Board

A ship is like a country.

1998 · 102 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Crime

Sailors want to remain in their small world, which is warm and cozy and full of lies, but their routine life turns upside down when one of them gets mugged and badly beaten.

Directed by Serdar Akar · Written by Önder Çakar

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