Released Date:
1999-03-11
Languages:
Turkish, German
Countries:
Germany
Runtime:
93 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
(910 Reviews)
Director:
Kutlug AtamanGenres:
Drama17-year old Murat from Turkey, living in Berlin, Germany, slowly discovers his homosexuality. His older brother Osman, head of the family since the father's death, wants him to finally lose his virginity (in a heterosexual manner) and thus causes Murat to run away. In a bar, Murat meets Lola, who has some things to tell about him. He also meets Bilidikid, Lolas man, who thinks that Murat might have thrown an eye on Lola. But the truth about Lola, Murat and his family is far worse that anyone could have expected.
Released Date:
2007-09-27
Languages:
German, Turkish, English
Countries:
Germany, Turkey, Italy
Runtime:
116 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (24813 Reviews)
Director:
Fatih AkinGenres:
DramaNejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten.
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