Secrets from the Past

Secrets from the Past

2017 · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Ali, a young photographer who lives with his family, finds himself in an unusual and sad story in Bosnia and Herzegovina after a genetic disorder. Having never visited Bosnia, he will look for the traces of his own past. Hana, who lives in Bosnia, will not leave him travel alone on this journey.

Directed by Raşit Görgülü · Written by Raşit Görgülü

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Four young college students who make interesting video broadcasts on YouTube are beginning to research on the internet to shoot videos on more interesting topics, realizing that they can not reach the result they want with their videos. During the research they encounter interesting stories in a village. They decided to make a video about interesting events in the villages and rent villas with the help of their teachers. Young people who want to take a few test pictures find themselves in horror-filled incidents.

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