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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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MOVIE2018 1h 45m THA

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Like Manta Ray, it moves with dreamlike patience through dislocation, fragile human connection and an uncanny landscape, using sparse dialogue and immersive sound to make mystery feel intimate rather than plot-driven.

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A White, White Day

Why this pick

Its elemental coastal atmosphere, restrained grief and deliberate pacing echo Manta Ray’s quiet intensity. Both let harsh natural surroundings and small gestures carry emotional weight beneath an elusive sense of unease.

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Why this pick

This meditative documentary shares Manta Ray’s waterbound imagery and concern with erased lives, memory and belonging. Its reflective, poetic form finds political and personal resonance in landscapes and bodies of water.

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Cemetery of Splendour

Why this pick

A hushed, hypnotic companion in which everyday life gradually opens onto historical and supernatural currents. Its gentle ambiguity, tropical stillness and compassion for displaced inner lives closely suit Manta Ray’s sensibility.

The Orphanage poster 05

Movie / 2019 / Drama

The Orphanage

Why this pick

Its youthful outsider perspective, melancholy humour and unhurried observation of a society in transition complement Manta Ray’s interest in identity and marginal lives, while maintaining a vivid, quietly surreal visual world.

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