Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

1989 · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Drama

Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Directed by Tunç Başaran · Written by Feride Çiçekoğlu

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