Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

1989

1h 30m

7.9(74 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Nur Sürer

İnci

Nur Sürer

Acting

Ozan Bilen

Barış

Ozan Bilen

Acting

Füsun Demirel

Fatma

Füsun Demirel

Acting

Güzin Özipek

Sultan

Güzin Özipek

Acting

Güzin Özyağcılar

Selma

Güzin Özyağcılar

Acting

Meral Çetinkaya

Safinaz

Meral Çetinkaya

Acting

Ayla Arslancan

Unknown Role

Ayla Arslancan

Acting

Ayben Erman

Unknown Role

Ayben Erman

Acting

Emel Çeviren

Gülsüm Ana

Emel Çeviren

Acting

Tanju Tuncel

Seher

Tanju Tuncel

Acting

Sabriye Kara

Unknown Role

Sabriye Kara

Acting

Özlem Savaş

Arzu

Özlem Savaş

Acting

Sevim Metin

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Gülizar Tunç

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Selma Tarcan

Unknown Role

Selma Tarcan

Acting

Özlem Üstüner

Döne

No Image

Acting

Hale Akınlı

Sümbül

Hale Akınlı

Acting

Rozet Hubeş

Zeynep

Rozet Hubeş

Acting

Yasemin Alkaya

Filiz

Yasemin Alkaya

Acting

Sevgi Sakarya

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Barış Celiloğlu

Unknown Role

Barış Celiloğlu

Acting

Gönül Demirkol

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Sevim Çalışgir

Kadın Gardiyan

Sevim Çalışgir

Acting

Ömer Çolakoğlu

Jandarma

No Image

Acting

Nurettin Şen

Baba

Nurettin Şen

Acting

Niyazi Altın

Kısa Boylu Adam

No Image

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