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Portrait of a lost childhood. - My Only Sunshine
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Title: My Only Sunshine

Release Date: 5 Mar 2009

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genre: Drama

Director: Imaj, Atlantik Film

Production Companies: Imaj, Atlantik Film

Overview: Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (28 votes)

Cast

  • Hayat: Elit İşcan
  • Father: Erdal Beşikçioğlu
  • Grandfather: Levend Yılmaz
  • Mother: Banu Fotocan
  • Kamile: Handan Karaadam
  • Man: Nebil Sayın
  • Boy: Ertan Tekin
  • Grocer: Metin Yıldırım
  • Policeman: Önder Açıkbaş
  • Teacher: Aynur Tokluoğlu
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