Maden (film)

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Maden (The Mine)
Directed by	Yavuz Özkan
Written by	Yavuz Özkan
Starring	Cüneyt Arkın Tarık Akan Hale Soygazi
Language	Turkish

Maden (Turkish: "The Mine") is a 1978 Turkish film starring Cüneyt Arkın, Tarık Akan and Hale Soygazi, and directed by Yavuz Özkan. It is about a group of miners who decide to strike against a greedy mining company to demand better working conditions. The film is from the wave of political films in Turkey during 1970s and actually represents one of the highest points of activism in the Turkish cinema as the Turkish left was in its peak point too.

[edit] Maden won the following Golden Orange awards

• Best film
• Best actor (Tarık Akan)
• Best actress (Hale Soygazi)
• Best supporting actress (Meral Orhonsay)

Awards
Preceded by Kara Çarşaflı Gelin	Golden Orange Award for Best Picture 1978	Succeeded by not awarded

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