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The heir of a wealthy Cappadocian family, Arhan Alaca, falls in love with the lively Izmir doctor Deniz Dervişoğlu. Everything starts when Arhan takes Deniz to Cappadocia to meet his family. All plans go awry, and the secrets and showdowns of two families cast a shadow over the love of two young people. The balance within the family is disrupted, and Arhan is torn between his love and his family.
Aci Kiraz (Bitter Cherry) is the story of people who are trying to get a hold on their lives in the shadow of a cherry tree, the story of lost lives and proliferating hopes. It talks about an old couple who are growing cherries, a dishonest...
The life of legendary writer Yaşar Kemal is depicted through his words and those of close friends. Using unpublished footage, audio, and documents, the film portrays his epic journey, literature, and worldview.
Director Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted murderer, and visionary Kurdish filmmaker — who directed the 1982 Palme d'Or–winning Yol from inside prison and died in exile just two years later.
Mehriban's family is against their marriage. After a long struggle, the desperate couple decides to flee to Turkey together. After living in Turkey for a while, they return to Baku with one last hope. However, Mehriban's mother Malahat separates them again, and Sarkhan is beaten. Living in a psychological abyss, Sarkhan leaves the country and goes to work in Russia. After working for a year and a half, when he returns home, he receives news of Mehriban's death and decides to raise his daughter, who was left to him by Mehriban, on his own...
Sivan, at around the age of 20, is a native of the Southeastern region of Anatolia. His father Saho is the leader of the Givdanli tribe who stays distant both to the state and to the insurgents who are influent in the region, in order to secure its existence. One day, Sivan meets with the girl he loves, Berfin in a field around the village. The same day the field is burnt by saboteurs and the whole harvest of the village is wasted. The investigation initiated after the incident, changes Sivan's life drastically. Taken in for an interrogation, Sivan is caught between the police and the insurgents. Thinking his son's life is in peril, Saho assures Sivan's fleeing out of the country. Taken to Germany by the help of a illegal network, Sivan is located in a refugee camp. However, in this new land whose language is alien to him, Sivan will go through an ordeal which will add a new dimension to the residue of his experiences in Turkey.
