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Big Man, Little Love
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Wikipedia article
'Big Man, Little Love' (, ) is a 2001 international co-production drama film, written and directed by Handan peki, about an orphaned Kurdish child and a Turkish pensioner thrown together by circumstance. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Cairo, Cologne and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange for Best Film, and was Turkey's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
An orphaned Kurdish child ('Hjar') and a Turkish pensioner ('Rfat') are thrown together by circumstance. 'Rfat', a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when 'Hjar' the only survivor of a police raid on his Kurdish neighbors, takes refuge at his home. Gradually, he warms up to the kid and decides to reunite her with her family.
Cast
*kran Gngr as Rfat Bey
*Dilan Eretin as Hjar
*Fsun Demirel as Sakine
*Yldz Kenter as Mzeyyen Hanm
*smail Hakk en as Evdo Emmi
Awards
# Golden Orange & Special Jury Awards (Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor & Actress), Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2001.
# Silver Pyramid Award, Cairo International Film Festival, 2002.
# Best Screenplay Award, Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival, 2002.
# People's Choice Award, Istanbul International Film Festival, 2003.
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