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FILM · 2009 · TURKEY

Büyük Oyun

Directed by
Atıl İnaç
Runtime
120 min
Studio
TFT Yapım

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The film tells the tragic story of an Iraqi-Turkish girl, Cennet, who loses her entire family during a US-led operation against insurgents in her village in US-occupied Iraq. She makes a distressing journey through the border between Turkey and Iraq to find her brother who had been sent to Turkey for treatment.

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  1. #001

    Atıl İnaç directed Büyük Oyun; İnaç is also among the film's screenwriters.

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  2. #002

    The screenplay was written by Avni Özgürel, who is also part of the producing team.

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    Ayfer Özgürel is among the film's producers; the production company is TFT Yapım.

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  4. #004

    The lead character Cennet is played by Suzan Genç; Cennet is a young girl who survives on her own after losing her family.

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  5. #005

    Cennet's older brother Azim is played by Özgür Kartal; Azim works as a barber in Kerkük.

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  6. #006

    The film's cast includes Selen Uçer (Amire), Rana Cabbar (Metin), Selim Bayraktar (Miço), Nalan Kuruçim (Dilek) and Kenneth James Dakan as an American soldier.

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  7. #007

    The film was released on 17 September 2009.

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  8. #008

    Büyük Oyun is classified in the drama and action genres.

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  9. #009

    The story follows Cennet, who survives a massacre in a village during the US invasion of Iraq, as she tries to reach her older brother in Kerkük and then decides to go to Turkey.

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Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb Cast, crew and release details
  • TMDB The Movie Database entry

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