Monday November 9, 2009
Babam ve Oglum (My Father and My Son) Not Rated
Sadik is a rebellious youth who was politically active as a university student. His father expects him to become an agricultural engineer and return to operate his family farm in an Aegean village. Instead, Sadik becomes a left-wing journalist.
On the dawn of September 12, 1980, when a military coup hits the country, Sadik cannot find access to a hospital or doctor, so his wife dies while giving birth to their only child, Deniz. Years pass and Sadik discovers that his life will end soon due to an illness. He decides to return to his village with 8 year old Deniz, knowing that it will be hard to correct things with his father, Huseyin.
My Father and My Son is a 2005 Turkish film written and directed by Çağan Irmak. In Turkey, the movie was seen by four million cinemagoers in spring 2005 becoming one of the most successful movies in Turkish box-office history. It is a drama with some gentle comedy.
DVD. Runtime: 110 minutes. Original language: Turkish, subtitled in English
Lumina Theater. 7 p.m. FREE. Sponsored by the Turkish Student Association.
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