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My Only Sunshine
My Only Sunshine

My Only Sunshine

Portrait of a lost childhood.

Genres

Drama

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Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

05 March 2009

Country

Bulgaria

Cast

Elit İşcan

Elit İşcan

Hayat

Erdal Beşikçioğlu

Erdal Beşikçioğlu

Father

Levend Yılmaz

Levend Yılmaz

Grandfather

Banu Fotocan

Banu Fotocan

Mother

Handan Karaadam

Handan Karaadam

Kamile

Nebil Sayın

Nebil Sayın

Man

Ertan Tekin

Ertan Tekin

Boy

Metin Yıldırım

Metin Yıldırım

Grocer

Önder Açıkbaş

Önder Açıkbaş

Policeman

Aynur Tokluoğlu

Aynur Tokluoğlu

Teacher

İsmail Başöz

İsmail Başöz

School Principal

Canbert Yerguz

Canbert Yerguz

Boy #1

Kaan Mestut

Kaan Mestut

Boy #2

Halim Ercan

Halim Ercan

Boy #3

Güliz Gençoğlu

Güliz Gençoğlu

Young Woman #1

Yaprak Aras Şahinbaş

Yaprak Aras Şahinbaş

Young Woman #2

Rahmi Elhan

Rahmi Elhan

Imam

Ender Efe Satır

Ender Efe Satır

Baby

Kadir Poktiç

Kadir Poktiç

Boy's friend

Asil Büyüközçelik

Asil Büyüközçelik

Couple in the Garden

Nilüfer Alptekin

Nilüfer Alptekin

Couple in the Garden

Başak Keser

Başak Keser

Couple in the Car

Serdar Bakioğlu

Serdar Bakioğlu

Couple in the Car

Steven Chen

Steven Chen

Asian #1

Mehmet Karabazar

Mehmet Karabazar

Asian #2

Ali Düşenkalkar

Ali Düşenkalkar

Funfair attendant

Dolores Rukova

Dolores Rukova

Funfair attendant

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