This Land's Children
During the dark days of the war of independence, Kemal (Ali Ekdal) sneaks his way to deliver the secret letter to Ankara.
Directed by Atıf Yılmaz · Written by Azmi Kütüval
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Aşk Istıraptır · 1953Aşk Istıraptır
★ 10.01953
MovieDramaRomance
Dolandırıcılar Şahı · 1960Dolandırıcılar Şahı
★ 10.01960
MovieAdventure
The Bloody Cry · 1951The Bloody Cry
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
The story of a young man who took refuge in a sheikhs farm, then slandered by his wife.
Persecution · 1972Persecution
★ 9.01972
MovieDramaRomance
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.
The Forgotten Woman · 1971The Forgotten Woman
★ 9.01971
MovieDramaRomance
Zeynep, a member of a gang of professional thieves, is tasked with seducing the chosen victims. The new victim of the group is Kenan Hanoglu, a composer.
Zübük · 1980Zübük
★ 8.51980
MovieComedy
This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.
Şimal Yıldızı · 1954Şimal Yıldızı
★ 8.01954
MovieDramaRomance
The film tells the story of a Turkish platoon serving in the Korean War. First Lieutenant Kemal is sent to Korea on a mission to learn the enemy's routes of operation. He sets out with a group of soldiers. They take up position at the farm of Can Bey, who lives in the area they have arrived at. The reconnaissance team discovers that the enemy is preparing for an operation. Lieutenant Kemal and his soldiers will attempt to thwart the enemy by making the necessary plans.
The Magic Treasure · 1950The Magic Treasure
★ 8.01950
MovieComedy
Adorned with the songs of Safiye Ayla, Müzeyyen Senar and Perihan Altındağ, the movie tells the comedy of two friends looking for treasure.
Sidika · 1997Sidika
★ 8.01997
SeriesFamilyComedy
Sidika is the story of Saka family and their young daughter Sidika who live in a poor neighborhood of Istanbul. Sidika was not allowed to go to high school, raised to wait her husband-to-be at her fathers home, not even allowed to leave their house on her own. But she educated herself through books, newspapers and TV. She approaches her life, half-witted older brother, oppressive and alcoholic father and traditionalist mother in a satirical and fun manner along with the current political and sociological events of Turkey and the world. She gazes the world through her window as she hungers for all the intellectual accumulation of the universe.
Feyzo, The Polite One · 1978Feyzo, The Polite One
★ 7.91978
MovieComedy
To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father.
The Girl with the Red Scarf · 1977The Girl with the Red Scarf
★ 7.71977
MovieDramaRomance
İlyas, a truck driver from Istanbul, arrives in a remote village to work on a dam construction project and meets a young village woman named Asya. They fall madly in love and get married. However, their life together is fraught with conflict. When İlyas cheats on Asya, the final straw in their relationship, she takes her son and begins wandering without knowing where she is going, until a familiar hand reaches out to help her selflessly.
Sugar Pie Lady · 1983Sugar Pie Lady
★ 7.41983
MovieComedyRomance
In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.
The Windmill · 1986The Windmill
★ 7.21986
MovieComedyHistory
In the last years of the Ottoman Empire, a poor little Anatolian town named Saripinar is hit by a minor earthquake which has neither destroyed nor left it with many casualties. However, a telegraph sent to the central government exaggerates the situation and mentions that the governor of the town has been severely wounded, making the event a nationwide matter.
İşte Hayat · 1975İşte Hayat
★ 7.11975
MovieDramaComedy
The film tells the love story of a girl who wants to be famous and the television presenter she kidnaps. Ayşe is a poor girl who wants to be an actress. She and her mother Makbule make a plan to kidnap television presenter Uğur Dündar. Their goal is for Uğur to cast Ayşe in a film. To this end, they take inappropriate photos of Ayşe and use them to threaten Uğur. When the photographer who develops the films Makbule took recognizes Uğur, the police find him. Uğur also tries to make Ayşe an actress. However, as time goes on, Ayşe begins to realize she has no talent for it.
Mill Horse · 1982Mill Horse
★ 7.11982
MovieComedyDrama
Ali, an honest and honorable man, moves to Istanbul when he is transferred there. He moves in with his sister Hacer and brother-in-law Yakup. Yakup's niece Ayşe also lives in the same house. From the day he starts his job as a civil servant, Ali reacts against the swindlers and bribe-takers around him. As a result, his boss and other civil servants become uncomfortable with the situation. When Yakup runs away with the money he collected to build a mosque, Ali and Ayşe are left alone. Not wanting to leave each other, the two get married. Ali is fired from his job for preventing the civil servants from taking bribes and goes to the village with Ayşe. Yakup, who has fled to Istanbul, calls Ali and Ayşe to join him at his insistence. Ali and his family, who go to Yakup's side out of desperation, will never be able to escape their troubles.
Köroğlu · 1968Köroğlu
★ 6.91968
MovieHistoryAdventure
The epic tells about the life and heroic deeds of Koroghlu (literally "son of the blind man") as a hero of the people who struggled against unjust rulers, defending his clan or tribe.
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