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A Song to Long For

1953 Movie Romance Drama

The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.

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The film tells the story of Murat and Helga, Turkish agents fighting against German spies during World War II. Helga's father, Alex, is a German spy who hates Turkey. Helga, who was born and raised in Turkey, does not share her father's views. After Alex's death, Murat, acting on orders from Turkish intelligence, is tasked with enlisting Helga to uncover the Germans' plans regarding Turkey. Helga is to marry Hans, who has taken Alex's place, thereby enabling her to learn the Germans' plans. The love between Helga and Murat will complicate this mission.

Düşman

1973 Drama
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The film tells the story of a man's struggle to prove his innocence after being falsely accused. İnci is the only daughter of factory owner Hayri Bey. She has a good relationship with her family until Turan, the factory manager, comes to ask for her hand in marriage. Her mother and father are enthusiastic about the marriage. However, İnci is keeping a secret from them. The young woman is in love with her father's driver, Doğan. Doğan is aware that there is an insurmountable distance between them. However, İnci refuses to accept this. Her family decides to marry her off to Turan. But Turan is not at all the person they thought he was.

Zehirli Hayat

1968 Drama
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It is about a fake marriage between a poor man trying to raise money for his sister's treatment and a millionaire girl. Kemal Polat is a ship engineer working in a small boat workshop. Kemal, who rescued his brother who had disappeared some time ago from the hands of female traffickers, commits a series of murders and is sentenced to death. Kemal's former partner, Haşmet, also died during the events. Haşmet was a famous millionaire and left his inheritance to his daughter Necla on one condition. The condition in the will was that Necla marry Kemal. However, Necla was planning to marry Erol at the time. Kemal considers getting out of the situation by entering into a fake marriage due to his death sentence. However, things do not go as Necla planned, and Kemal escapes the death sentence. The two will be forced to continue the marriage charade for some time.

Birkaç Güzel Gün İçin

1984 Romance
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The film tells the story of a woman who guides a group of soldiers trying to stop the Greek forces occupying Izmir. Izmir is occupied by Greek forces. Captain Necdet takes a group of soldiers with him and begins to advance toward the enemy. Necdet plans to destroy the bridge used by the enemy to transport ammunition for the attack. However, since the enemy has surrounded them on all sides, he needs someone to guide them along the way. He takes refuge in a nearby village and asks for help. An old man who opens his home to the soldiers entrusts his daughter Fato to Necdet to guide them. Fato will help the soldiers destroy the Iron Bridge.

Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm

1949 Drama
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The film depicts Namık Kemal's love for his country. The newspaper İbret, published by Namık Kemal and his friends, is shut down on the grounds that it incites the people to rebellion. Namık Kemal and his friends are sent into exile. On the ship they board to go into exile, Namık Kemal tells his friends about his play titled "Vatan" (Homeland). The play tells the story of Islam and Zekiye, who are in love with each other, and their struggle for their homeland. Islam forms a volunteer regiment to go to war. Zekiye joins the volunteers in male disguise, both to be close to Islam and to serve the homeland. Love for the homeland will bring Islam and Zekiye closer together.

Vatan ve Namık Kemal

1951 Drama
Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlıyor poster
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The film tells the story of Yavuz Sultan Selim, who went on a campaign to the East after ascending the throne. Grand Vizier Ali Pasha wants Prince Ahmet to succeed Sultan Bayezid II. Prince Selim, who objects to this situation, sets off for Istanbul. With the support of the Janissaries and those in the palace, he ascends the throne. He has the other princes who covet the throne killed and turns his attention to Shah Ismail, who is causing trouble in the east of the country. Selim sends his men ahead to gather information and begins preparations for his campaign against Iran.

Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlıyor

1952 War
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Set during the Ottoman era, the film tells the story of a young clerk living in Üsküdar with his mother. Well educated and polite, he is known by everyone simply as “Katip.” Despite graduating at the top of his class, Katip is unable to secure a government position due to the lack of political connections. Passionate about music since childhood, his beautiful singing voice captivates the women of his neighborhood, though his heart belongs only to his neighbor, Nazlı. One day, Katip’s singing earns him sudden fame that reaches the palace itself. Praised by the court, he is finally granted a clerical post in the ministry. However, when he rushes to share the good news with Nazlı, he discovers that her family has been exiled by order of the sultan. Unable to reunite with his beloved, Katip continues his rise through the ranks of public service—until one day he is summoned back to the palace, where fate awaits him once more.

The Clerk

1968 Drama
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Gül is a young girl who works as a cleaner at the conservatory. She secretly cares for the students at the school. Meral, the daughter of a wealthy family, is a student at the school and is engaged to a young man named Selim. However, Meral's conceited, snobbish, and spoiled behavior bothers Selim and causes him to not want to marry her. One day, when no one is in the classroom, Gül plays the piano and sings. Selim, who has come to pick up Meral from school, thinks that Gül, whose voice he likes very much, is a student at the school. He meets her and invites her to his birthday party. Gül accepts the invitation, but Meral reveals that she is a cleaner. Gül is embarrassed. However, Selim is very fond of her, and their relationship progresses. Selim's father is on the verge of bankruptcy. His only salvation is his son's marriage to Meral, and Selim reluctantly agrees.

Beklenen Şarkı

1971 Drama

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The film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is an old woman who lives with her son Kara Bayram, her daughter-in-law Hatice, and three grandchildren. The headman of the village sells a lot from the common land of the village to Haceli. The family does not want a house to be built in front of their house and struggles against the tricks of the headman and Haceli.

Revenge of the Snakes

★ 7.6 1962 Drama

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