“Portrait of a lost childhood.”
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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Cast
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Elit İşcan
Hayat
Known for
Mustang
Sibel
Nebil Sayin
Adam
Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Father
Known for
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
Honey
Levend Yılmaz
Grandfather
Known for
Magnificent Century: Kösem
Pardon
Banu Fotocan
Mother
Known for
Far Away
Handan Karaadam
Kamile
Also in
Ömerçip
Oy Oy Eminem
Nebil Sayın
Man
Known for
Insider
The Pit
Ertan Tekin
Boy
No other roles listed
Metin Yıldırım
Grocer
Also in
Asmalı Konak
A Mother's Love
Önder Açıkbaş
Policeman
Known for
Kutsal Damacana
Aynur Tokluoğlu
Teacher
No other roles listed
İsmail Başöz
School Principal
No other roles listed
Reha Erdem Director · Florent Herry Cinematographer Ömer Atay Production designer
First release October 17, 2008 · Produced in Bulgaria, Greece, Türkiye · Languages English, Turkish
Production
Imaj
Production
Atlantik Film
Production
Bulgaria · Greece · Türkiye
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Languages
Original title
Hayat Var
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
English · Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · October 17, 2008
Premiere · Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Türkiye · March 27, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
March 5, 2009 · Theatrical
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