Birds of Exile

Birds of Exile

1964 · 103 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

Directed by Halit Refiğ · Written by Orhan Kemal

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