Big Man, Little Love
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| Big Man, Little Love | |
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 Hejar film poster |
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| Directed by | Handan Ipekçi |
| Written by | Handan Ipekçi |
| Starring | Sükran Güngör, Dilan Erçetin |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Running time | 120 min |
| Language | Kurdish/Turkish |
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Big Man, Little Love is a 2001 film written and directed by Handan Ipekçi. Its other titles are Hejar in Kurdish and Büyük adam küçük aşk in Turkish. The film was first banned in Turkey in March 2002 for its sensitive content, promoting Kurdish nationalism, and depicting a negative picture of Turkish police.
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[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
An orphaned Kurdish child (Hejar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rifat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rifat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get invloved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hejar 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.
[edit] Cast
- Sükran Güngör
- Dilan Erçetin
- Füsun Demirel
- Yildiz Kenter
- Ismail Hakki Sen
- Sevinc Yildiz
[edit] Awards
- Golden Orange & Special Jury Awards (Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor & Actress) , Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2001.
- Silver Pyramid Award, Cairo International Film Festival, 2002.
- Best Screenplay Award, Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival, 2002.
- People's Choice Award, Istanbul International Film Festival, 2003.
[edit] External links
- Big Man, Little Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Hejar, Reviewed by Neil Smith, BBC, Jan. 2003.
