Cinema
Bir Avuç Cennet
Muammer Özer · 1985
Synopsis
Kamil leaves his village for the city with his wife and their two children, at the request of his family. They were counting on Selim, a man from their region, and learn on arrival that he has died in a work accident, according to TheTVDB. Kamil cannot persuade his family to go back. With no money and no home, they settle in an abandoned bus, according to Sinemalar, and try to survive in Istanbul.
Context
The director wrote the screenplay himself, while living in Sweden. Tarık Akan, Erdal Özyağcılar, Yaman Okay and Meral Çetinkaya are part of the cast, according to Sinemalar. The film was shown in Germany under the title Eine Handvoll Paradies and appears in Sweden in its author's filmography under that of En handfull paradis. TheTVDB dates its release to 29 October 1985.
Who it is for
A film in Turkish running one hour thirty-seven minutes, with no known French release and no recent screening reported.
Prizes and reception
No prize is known for it; it is the author's second feature film, after a film of 1984.
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