Atatürk'ün Alev Çiçekleri
2016 · Documentary
Directed by Tarık Akan · Written by Rana Güngörmüş Mounier
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★ 8.51990
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In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into internal exile after World War Two, because the government suspects him of being a communist. Most of the movie follows him while he is on the lam, and during his reunion with his wife, who grows testy from the restrictions that hiding him impose on her. Eventually he turns himself in, and while in prison, suffers some torture. All the same, he endures with the flame of his spirit undiminished.
The Chaos Class · 1975The Chaos Class
★ 8.01975
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A group of affluent private school slackers enjoy a prankster lifestyle until a tough new disciplinarian headmaster arrives.
The Chaos Class Failed the Class · 1976The Chaos Class Failed the Class
★ 7.61976
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A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.
The Blue Bead · 1975The Blue Bead
★ 7.51975
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The Road · 1982The Road
★ 7.31982
MovieDramaRomance
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
Angel or Devil? · 1971Angel or Devil?
★ 7.01971
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A young bride wows to take revenge on her father's killers.
Blood · 1985Blood
★ 7.01985
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El Kapıları · 1988El Kapıları
★ 7.01988
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Koçum Benim · 2002Koçum Benim
★ 6.62002
SeriesComedyDrama
Sev Kardeşim · 1972Sev Karde şim
★ 6.51972
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A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory.
Kanal · 1979Kanal
★ 6.41979
MovieDrama
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The Beauty of Beyoglu · 1971The Beauty of Beyoglu
★ 6.31971
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Vizontele Tuuba · 2004Vizontele Tuuba
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After the Fall · 1999After the Fall
★ 5.21999
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