Running on Empty

Running on Empty

2006 · 100 min · Drama

The dull daily routine of an insurance agent, who listlessly drives down the highway every day and conducts customer meetings while longing for his family, becomes a metaphor for a life that has come to a standstill and is threatened with being crushed by loneliness.

Directed by Bülent Akinci · Written by Bülent Akinci

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Running on Empty

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