Turkey - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 04 Feb 2019 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicTurkish submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. Dry Summer (1963)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A farmer has a violent dispute with his fellow villagers by claiming ownership of the water that comes out of his land. He is as sexually frustrated as greedy.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan, Alaettin Altiok
Votes: 5,704
2. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Baris, a 5 year-old little boy, has to stay in a prison with her mother during her detention period. Baris develops a special relationship with Inci, a young woman who also stays in prison. She promises him that the kite will fly someday.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Ozan Bilen, Nur Sürer, Füsun Demirel, Güzin Özipek
Votes: 7,172
3. Piano Piano Kid (1991)
81 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In 1940's Turkey, the world in the eyes of a child.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Emin Sivas, Serap Aksoy, Yaman Okay
Votes: 2,022
4. The Blue Exile (1993)
108 min | Biography, Drama
Cevat Sakir is an exile punished for publishing an article regarding that government executed deserters from army, subsequently he was sent to Bodrum where he realized Bodrum is a heavenly ... See full summary »
Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Kürsat Alniaçik, Mevlüt Demiryay, Suavi Eren, Halil Ergün
Votes: 197
5. Manisa Tarzani (1994)
101 min | Biography, Drama
Ahmet Bedevi, also known as Tarzan of Manisa, was born in 1900 in Baghdad to become a soldier, fighting in the War of Independence and honored with a medal. He returned to a ruined and ... See full summary »
Director: Orhan Oguz | Stars: Talat Bulut, Serap Saglar, Pinar Afsar, Ayton Sert
Votes: 166
6. The Bandit (1996)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim
Votes: 72,260
7. Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999)
120 min | Drama, History
The film is set during the period of the Varlik Vergisi where many non-Muslims were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Around 2,000 non-Muslims who could... See full summary »
Directors: Tomris Giritlioglu, Hakan Eser | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Zuhal Olcay, Kamran Usluer, Zafer Algöz
Votes: 1,530
8. Kaç Para Kaç (1999)
100 min | Drama
The monotonous life of Selim,a shirt store owner changes when he finds a suitcase full of American dollars in a taxi.
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Taner Birsel, Bennu Yildirimlar, Zuhal Gencer, Engin Alkan
Votes: 3,764
9. Büyük Adam Küçük Ask (2001)
120 min | Drama
The paths of 75-year-old retired judge Rifat Bey and little Hejar, who was left with a relative because he lost all his relatives in the operation carried out in his village, cross paths in Istanbul.
Director: Handan Ipekçi | Stars: Sükran Güngör, Dilan Erçetin, Füsun Demirel, Yildiz Kenter
Votes: 1,819
10. 9 (2002)
91 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cops question six people about the rape and murder of a beautiful vagrant
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Ali Poyrazoglu, Cezmi Baskin, Serra Yilmaz, Fikret Kuskan
Votes: 2,122
11. Distant (2002)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 22,910 | Gross: $0.10M
12. Lovelorn (2005)
142 min | Drama
A single mother with a child meets a retired teacher who tries to keep pace with his new life and to protect them from her ex-husband.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Meltem Cumbul, Sener Sen, Timuçin Esen, Güven Kiraç
Votes: 10,509
13. Dondurmam Gaymak (2006)
100 min | Comedy
Ali, who is ice cream salesman in Mugla, tries to survive in the face of fierce competition from the big ice cream brands. While trying to promote his ice cream, he tours the village with ... See full summary »
Director: Yüksel Aksu | Stars: Nejat Altinsoy, Mehmet Amca, Levent Aras, Ayse Aslan
Votes: 6,621
14. Takva (2006)
96 min | Drama
A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question.
Director: Özer Kiziltan | Stars: Erkan Can, Meray Ülgen, Güven Kiraç, Öznur Kula
Votes: 13,702
15. Three Monkeys (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 23,016 | Gross: $0.04M
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16. Günesi Gördüm (2009)
120 min | Drama
In the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, ... See full summary »
Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül | Stars: Mahsun Kirmizigül, Demet Evgar, Murat Ünalmis, Cemal Toktas
Votes: 10,703
17. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,484
18. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,340 | Gross: $0.14M
19. Where the Fire Burns (2012)
105 min | Drama
When a conservative family finds out that their 16-year-old daughter is pregnant, according to tradition, they have to kill her.
Director: Ismail Günes | Stars: Hakan Karahan, Elifcan Ongurlar, Yesim Ceren Bozoglu, Abdullah Sekeroglu
Votes: 443
20. The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.
Director: Yilmaz Erdogan | Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Mert Firat, Belçim Bilgin, Farah Zeynep Abdullah
Votes: 24,216
21. Winter Sleep (2014)
Not Rated | 196 min | Drama
A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, Ayberk Pekcan
Votes: 55,610 | Gross: $0.17M
22. Sivas (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
An eleven-year-old boy and a weathered fighting dog develop a strong relationship after the boy finds the dog wounded in a ditch, left to die.
Director: Kaan Müjdeci | Stars: Okan Avci, Cakir, Ezgi Ergin, Banu Fotocan
Votes: 3,694
23. Cold of Kalandar (2015)
130 min | Drama
"Cold of Kalandar" pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.
Director: Mustafa Kara | Stars: Haydar Sisman, Nuray Yesilaraz, Hanife Kara, Ibrahim Kuvvet
Votes: 2,028
24. Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sergeant Süleyman finds a little girl on a battlefield during the Korean War. He takes her and names her Ayla. Fifteen months later, Süleyman's brigade is told they will be returning to Turkey, and he is reluctant to leave her behind.
Director: Can Ulkay | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Ismail Hacioglu, Lee Kyung-jin, Kim Seol
Votes: 43,836
25. The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
188 min | Drama
An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yildirimlar, Hazar Ergüçlü
Votes: 27,909 | Gross: $0.03M
26. Commitment (2019)
135 min | Drama
Asli, a young mother who is trying to find a nanny to get back to work, finally meets young Gulnihal. Gulnihal is also a mother. With Gulnihal coming into her life, Asli faces her secrets which she has been avoiding herself.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Kubra Kip, Ece Yüksel, Umut Kurt, Almina Kavci
Votes: 482
27. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
TV-14 | 132 min | Drama
A story of love between a mentally-ill father who was wrongly accused of murder and his lovely six year old daughter. Prison will be their home. Based on the 2013 Korean movie Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013).
Director: Mehmet Ada Öztekin | Stars: Aras Bulut Iynemli, Nisa Sofiya Aksongur, Deniz Baysal, Celile Toyon Uysal
Votes: 55,694
28. Commitment Hasan (2021)
147 min | Drama
A man who makes his living from his father's fruit garden, tries to get rid of an electricity pole that is intended to be planted in the middle of his land.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Umut Karadag, Filiz Bozok, Gökhan Azlag, Ayse Gunyuz Demirci
Votes: 561
29. Kerr (2021)
101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CAN witnesses a murder in a small town.The police don't allow him to leave after his testimony.On the other hand,a quarantine is declared due to rabid dogs.The whole town turns into purgatory with no exit is almost at the edge of insanity.
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu | Stars: Erdem Senocak, Jale Arikan, Riza Akin, Ali Seçkiner Alici
Votes: 801
30. About Dry Grasses (2023)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama
A young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci
Votes: 11,708
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