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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Genres

Drama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

14 April 1989

Country

Turkey

Cast

Nur Sürer

Nur Sürer

İnci

Ozan Bilen

Ozan Bilen

Barış

Füsun Demirel

Füsun Demirel

Fatma

Güzin Özipek

Güzin Özipek

Sultan

Güzin Özyağcılar

Güzin Özyağcılar

Selma

Meral Çetinkaya

Meral Çetinkaya

Safinaz

Ayla Arslancan

Ayla Arslancan

Ayben Erman

Ayben Erman

Emel Çeviren

Emel Çeviren

Gülsüm Ana

Tanju Tuncel

Tanju Tuncel

Seher

Sabriye Kara

Sabriye Kara

Özlem Savaş

Özlem Savaş

Arzu

Sevim Metin

Sevim Metin

Gülizar Tunç

Gülizar Tunç

Selma Tarcan

Selma Tarcan

Özlem Üstüner

Özlem Üstüner

Döne

Hale Akınlı

Hale Akınlı

Sümbül

Rozet Hubeş

Rozet Hubeş

Zeynep

Yasemin Alkaya

Yasemin Alkaya

Filiz

Sevgi Sakarya

Sevgi Sakarya

Barış Celiloğlu

Barış Celiloğlu

Gönül Demirkol

Gönül Demirkol

Sevim Çalışgir

Sevim Çalışgir

Kadın Gardiyan

Ömer Çolakoğlu

Ömer Çolakoğlu

Jandarma

Nurettin Şen

Nurettin Şen

Baba

Niyazi Altın

Niyazi Altın

Kısa Boylu Adam

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