2 Movies Starring èetin Tekindor

My Father and My Son

My Father and My Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-11-18

Languages:

Turkish

Countries:

Turkey

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.7 (32181 Reviews)

Director:

èagan Irmak

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Sadik is one of the rebellious youth who has been politically active as a university student and became a left-wing journalist in the 70's, despite his father's expectations of him becoming an agricultural engineer and taking control of their family farm in an Aegean village. On the dawn of September 12, 1980, when a merciless military coup hits the country, they cannot find access to any hospital or a doctor and his wife dies while giving birth to their only child, Deniz. After a long-lasting period of torture, trials, and jail time, Sadik returns to his village with 7-8 years old Deniz, knowing that it will be hard to correct things with his father, Huseyin.

My Grandfather's People

My Grandfather's People

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-25

Languages:

Greek, English, Turkish

Countries:

Greece, Turkey

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

(4356 Reviews)

Director:

èagan Irmak

Fullplot:

Grandpapa and his family were torn from their land, forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Grands greatest desire is to see the land of his birth before he dies. It is this longing that makes him frequently drop bottles containing letters into the Aegean. FILM describes the spectacular transformation of a family and their country through the eyes of a ten-year old child and his grandfather living in a small town. This story about the people in the crowded and warm Aegean, you will once again experience the population exchange, what it means to be the other, the ability to belong anywhere no matter where you go, insurrections, numerous minorities, and both side.

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