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Red River, Black Sheep / Kizilirmak Karakoyun (1967) Lütfi Akad, Yilmaz Güney, Nilüfer Koçyigit, Kadir Savun
The daughter of the lord of the village and a poor herdsman cannot get married Read More »
Head-On / Gegen die Wand (2004) Fatih Akin, Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç
In ‘Gegen die Wand’ Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey Read More »
Fog and Night / Sis ve gece (2007) Turgut Yasalar, Ugur Polat, Selma Ergeç, Ayten Uncuoglu
Fog and the Night is the search of an investigator who has lost his confidence Read More »
The Hopeless Ones / Umutsuzlar (1971) Yilmaz Güney, Filiz Akin, Refik Kemal Arduman
Firat, his mother and his younger sister grew up in poverty while his father died in prison. Read More »
Angel’s Fall / Melegin Düsüsü (2004) Semih Kaplanoglu, Tülin Özen, Budak Akalin, Musa Karagöz
Zeynep, Tülin Özen works in a hotel as a housekeeper. But she suffers hell on earth because of her father’s behavior. Read More »
The Biggest Punch / En Büyük Yumruk (1983) Çetin Inanç, Cüneyt Arkin, Meral Orhonsay, Kazim Kartal
A man, with the help of a friendly police and a lady reporter, stops a huge drug deal. Read More »
Walking After Midnight / Düs gezginleri (1992) Atif Yilmaz, Meral Oguz, Lale Mansur, Deniz Türkali
Nilgun, a recently divorced doctor from her husband, is assigned to examine brothel workers Read More »
Takiye: Allah yolunda (2010) Ben Verbong, Erhan Emre, Stipe Erceg, Özay Fecht
Metin and his family are devout Muslims living in Cologne. Read More »
Clouds of May / Mayis Sikintisi (1999) Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Emin Ceylan, Muzaffer Özdemir, Fatma Ceylan
This is a movie within movie, which is almost recursive, i.e., the movie inside looks Read More »