Sweet Girl's Mind-Boggling Twist Makes the Movie... Feminist
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Big Man, Little Love
An orphaned Kurdish child (Hêjar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rıfat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rıfat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hêjar the only survivor of a police raid on his Kurdish neighbors, takes refuge at his home. Gradually, he warms up to the kid and decides to reunite her with her family.
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An orphaned Kurdish child (Hêjar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rıfat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rıfat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hêjar the only survivor of a police raid on his Kurdish neighbors, takes refuge at his home. Gradually, he warms up to the kid and decides to reunite her with her family.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Handan İpekçi, Özgü Namal
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Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Eurimages, Focusfilm Kft., Greek Film Centre, Tivoli Film Produkcio
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