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Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır (Kurdish: Min Dît; Turkish: Ben Gördüm; both meaning I saw) is a 2009 Kurdish-language Turkish drama film, written, produced and directed by German-based Kurdish filmmaker Miraz Bezar, based on a story co-written with Alevi-Kurdish journalist and short-story writer Evrim Alataş, about street children in the eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on April 2, 2010 (2010-04-02), was the first Turkish film produced in the Kurdish language and won awards at film festivals in San Sebastian, where it premiered, Antalya and Istanbul.
Original Release
09/19/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Senay Orak | Gülîstan |
Muhammed Al | Firat |
Hakan Karsak | Nuri Kaya |
Suzan Ilir | Zelal |
Berîvan Ayaz | Dilan 'Dilara' |
Fahriye Çelik | Mother |
Alisan Önlü | Father |
Berîvan Eminoglu | Aunt Yakbun |
Mehmet Inci | Mikail |
Çekdar Korkusuz | Çekdar |
Directors
Writers
Evrim Alatas, Ricky Watson, Miraz Bezar
Cast
Name | Character |
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Senay Orak | Gülîstan |
Muhammed Al | Firat |
Hakan Karsak | Nuri Kaya |
Suzan Ilir | Zelal |
Berîvan Ayaz | Dilan 'Dilara' |
Fahriye Çelik | Mother |
Alisan Önlü | Father |
Berîvan Eminoglu | Aunt Yakbun |
Mehmet Inci | Mikail |
Çekdar Korkusuz | Çekdar |
Recep Özer | Bindest |
Dilan Akdemir | Mrs. Songul's daughter |
Yavuz Akkuzu | Pharmacist |
Mukaddes Alatas | Dressy Woman |
Ihsan Arat | Man giving the ticket |
M. Tayfur Aydin | Child Trafficker |
Leyla Batgi | Mrs. Songul |
Arges Celik | Nuri's son |
Suleyman Cicek | Helper |
Alican Culum | Neighbor Kemel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Miraz Bezar | Producer |
Fatih Akin | Producer |
Saliha Kutlay | Producer |
Klaus Maeck | Producer |
Tobias Siebert | Producer |
Christian Springer | Producer |
Flaminio Zadra | Producer |