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My Father and My Son

My Father and My Son

Give Him a Room Dad, He Has Nowhere to Go...

20057.41h 52m

Overview

A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.

Directed by Çağan Irmak
Written by Çağan Irmak
Produced by Şükrü Avşar
Box Office0Revenue: $4.2M

Top Cast

Fikret Kuşkan

Fikret Kuşkan

Sadık

Ege Tanman

Ege Tanman

Deniz

Çetin Tekindor

Çetin Tekindor

Hüseyin

Hümeyra

Hümeyra

Nuran

Şerif Sezer

Şerif Sezer

Gülbeyaz

Yetkin Dikinciler

Yetkin Dikinciler

Salim

Binnur Kaya

Binnur Kaya

Hanife

Mahmut Gökgöz

Mahmut Gökgöz

İbrahim

Nergis Çorakçı

Nergis Çorakçı

Sakine

Bilge Şen

Bilge Şen

Fatma

Themes & Keywords

sonfatherfamily dramafiultatălmeu

About My Father and My Son

My Father and My Son is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of son, father, family drama, fiul, tatăl, meu. Directed by Çağan Irmak, it stars Fikret Kuşkan, Ege Tanman, Çetin Tekindor. A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.

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