My Father, My Son
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My Father and My Son is a 2005 Turkish drama film
written and directed by Çağan Irmak
about a family torn apart by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. The film which went on nation-wide release on became one of the highest-grossing Turkish films in history.
at Istanbul University
, Sadık leaves his village on the Aegean
coast. This angers his father, Hüseyin, who wants him to study Agricultural Engineering
so he can manage the family farm. During his years at university Sadık becomes politically active. Upon learning about Sadik's behavior, Hüseyin disowns him.
However worse days are ahead for Sadik. In the early hours of the morning on September 12, 1980 Sadık's pregnant wife starts having contractions. The couple runs outside, but they can't find anyone to take them to the hospital. The country has been taken over in a military coup. Sadık's wife gives birth in a park and dies, but their son, Deniz, lives.
Because of his political activities, Sadık is arrested, tortured, and imprisoned for three years during which time he loses his health. A few years after being released, he finds out that he will die. Having no other choice, he takes Deniz back to his family farm on the Aegean into the care of his mother and his father, who still does not speak to him. For Deniz, who is absorbed in the magical world of comic books, meeting his relatives on the farm is a new experience. There is his grandmother (Hümeyra Akbay) who drives a tractor and speaks on a short wave radio, his aunt Hanife (Binnur Kaya) who wears bracelets from her wrist all the way to her shoulder, and his uncle (Yetkin Dikinciler) who is a little naive.
There is trouble in store, however, for Sadık and Hüseyin who must come to terms with their past and each other. Sadık also needs to face his first love, now married with two children, and the question of old friends. However his sickness takes over and Sadık passes away. His parents take over the responsibility of Deniz who comes into term with his father's loss.
Fikret Kuşkan, Çetin Tekindor, Hümeyra Akbay, Şerif Sezer, Ege Tanman, Özge Özberk
, Binnur Kaya, Yetkin Dikinciler, Erdal Tosun, Halit Ergenç, Bilge Şen, Tuba Büyüküstün
, Nergis Çorakçı, Mahmut Gökgöz, Muzaffer Demirel, Yakup Yavru,
Producer
Şükrü Avşar
Assistant Director
Irmak Çığ
Director
Çağan Irmak
Studio
Avşar Film
Genre
Drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Çağan Irmak
Cagan Irmak
Çağan Irmak is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series Çemberimde Gül Oya and Asmalı Konak , and for the hit films Alone and My Father and My Son , for which he received Turkish Cinema Writers...
about a family torn apart by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. The film which went on nation-wide release on became one of the highest-grossing Turkish films in history.
Plot
In order to study journalismJournalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
at Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
, Sadık leaves his village on the Aegean
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
coast. This angers his father, Hüseyin, who wants him to study Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing...
so he can manage the family farm. During his years at university Sadık becomes politically active. Upon learning about Sadik's behavior, Hüseyin disowns him.
However worse days are ahead for Sadik. In the early hours of the morning on September 12, 1980 Sadık's pregnant wife starts having contractions. The couple runs outside, but they can't find anyone to take them to the hospital. The country has been taken over in a military coup. Sadık's wife gives birth in a park and dies, but their son, Deniz, lives.
Because of his political activities, Sadık is arrested, tortured, and imprisoned for three years during which time he loses his health. A few years after being released, he finds out that he will die. Having no other choice, he takes Deniz back to his family farm on the Aegean into the care of his mother and his father, who still does not speak to him. For Deniz, who is absorbed in the magical world of comic books, meeting his relatives on the farm is a new experience. There is his grandmother (Hümeyra Akbay) who drives a tractor and speaks on a short wave radio, his aunt Hanife (Binnur Kaya) who wears bracelets from her wrist all the way to her shoulder, and his uncle (Yetkin Dikinciler) who is a little naive.
There is trouble in store, however, for Sadık and Hüseyin who must come to terms with their past and each other. Sadık also needs to face his first love, now married with two children, and the question of old friends. However his sickness takes over and Sadık passes away. His parents take over the responsibility of Deniz who comes into term with his father's loss.
Awards
The film won an award for its soundtrack at the World Soundtrack Awards, awarded to Evanthia Reboutsika.Cast and crew
CastFikret Kuşkan, Çetin Tekindor, Hümeyra Akbay, Şerif Sezer, Ege Tanman, Özge Özberk
Özge Özberk
Özge Özberk is a Turkish actress who has acted in many films, television series and plays.-Biography:Özge Özberk was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976. She studied theater at Istanbul University and Mujdat Gezen Arts Centre...
, Binnur Kaya, Yetkin Dikinciler, Erdal Tosun, Halit Ergenç, Bilge Şen, Tuba Büyüküstün
Tuba Büyüküstün
Hatice Tuba Büyüküstün Saylak is a Turkish television and film actress.Tuba Büyüküstün also known as Lamis in the Arab World born is one of the most successful Turkish Actors and Models Where New York Times ranked Tuba as one of the 100 sexiest women in the World in 2010...
, Nergis Çorakçı, Mahmut Gökgöz, Muzaffer Demirel, Yakup Yavru,
Producer
Şükrü Avşar
Assistant Director
Irmak Çığ
Director
Çağan Irmak
Studio
Avşar Film
Genre
Drama