Big Man, Little Love

An orphaned Kurdish child (Hêjar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rıfat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rıfat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hêjar 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.

Director: Handan İpekçi

Cast: Şükran Güngör, Dilan Erçetin, Füsun Demirel, Yıldız Kenter, İsmail Hakkı Şen, Sevinç Erol, Erdal Ceviz, Saniye Tunç

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