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Can Ulkay has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Paper Lives.
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In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.
Dir. Can Ulkay · With Çağatay Ulusoy, Emir Ali Doğrul, Ersin Arıcı

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.
Dir. Can Ulkay · With İsmail Hacıoğlu, Kim Seol, Çetin Tekindor
A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
Dir. Ketche, Can Ulkay · With Timuçin Esen, Zerrin Tekindor, Ayça Bingöl