The film depicts the struggles of a poor family. A father who repairs shoes works alongside his two sons. The father wants his eldest son, Mehmet, to find another job. Mehmet decides to work as a cotton picker with his wife and children. Ali, the younger son who cannot get along with his father, also begins working with them. The father suggests that they all work together to pool their money and then renovate the shop. Upon this, the entire family goes to pick cotton. However, things will not go as planned for the family embarking on this new venture.
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Cast
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Kadir İnanır
Known for
The Girl with the Red Scarf
Fikret Hakan
Also in
Revenge of the Snakes
Karanlıkta Uyananlar
Şahin Gök
Yasar Güner
Bahri
Asuman Kuskonmaz
Levent İnanır
Also in
The Herd
Üvey Baba
Ibrahim Mertoglu
Orhan Kemal
Şehnaz Dilan
Also in
Yoksul
Umut Sokağı
Filiz Taçbaş
Also in
Back Streets
Klavye Delikanlıları
Nurhan Nur
Known for
The Girl with the Red Scarf
Menderes Samancılar
Known for
I Saw the Sun
Şahin Gök Director · Orhan Kemal Writer
First release February 1, 1990 · Produced in Türkiye
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Türkiye
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Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · February 1, 1990
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