My Only Sunshine
“Portrait of a lost childhood.”
2009•2h 1m•6.9•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Reha Erdem
Writer
Reha Erdem
Languages
Turkish, English
Studio
Imaj
Cast
Elit İşcan
Hayat
Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Father
Levend Yılmaz
Grandfather
Banu Fotocan
Mother
Handan Karaadam
Kamile
Nebil Sayın
Man
Ertan Tekin
Boy
Metin Yıldırım
Grocer
Önder Açıkbaş
Policeman
Aynur Tokluoğlu
Teacher
İsmail Başöz
School Principal
Canbert Yerguz
Boy #1
Kaan Mestut
Boy #2
Halim Ercan
Boy #3
Güliz Gençoğlu
Young Woman #1
Production
Company
Imaj
Company
Atlantik Film
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