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Big Man, Little Love (Turkish: Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, Kurdish: Hejar) is a 2001 international co-production drama film, written and directed by Handan İpekçi, about an orphaned Kurdish child and a Turkish pensioner thrown together by circumstance. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19), won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Cairo, Cologne and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange for Best Film, and was Turkey's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
10/19/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sükran Güngör | Rifat Bey / Rıfat Bey |
| Dilan Erçetin | Hejar |
| Füsun Demirel | Sakine |
| Yildiz Kenter | Müzeyyen Hanim / Müzeyyen Hanım |
| Ismail Hakki Sen | Evdo |
| Sevinc Yildiz | Avukat Serpil |
| Erdal Ceviz | Erkek Militan |
| Saniye Tunç | Kiz Militan |
| Ulgar Manzakoglu | Sef Polis |
| Alisan Önlü | Sakine'nin Kocasi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sükran Güngör | Rifat Bey / Rıfat Bey |
| Dilan Erçetin | Hejar |
| Füsun Demirel | Sakine |
| Yildiz Kenter | Müzeyyen Hanim / Müzeyyen Hanım |
| Ismail Hakki Sen | Evdo |
| Sevinc Yildiz | Avukat Serpil |
| Erdal Ceviz | Erkek Militan |
| Saniye Tunç | Kiz Militan |
| Ulgar Manzakoglu | Sef Polis |
| Alisan Önlü | Sakine'nin Kocasi |
| Nihat Nadi Ülger | Kargo Görevlisi |
| Ferhat Batgi | Minibüsteki Yolcu |
| Zeynel Abidin | Bakkal Ali |
| Feyyaz Duman | Garson |
| Devrim Zeynep Ateser | Tezgahtar |
| Berna Çetin | Eczaci |
| Yakup Yavru | Hareket Memuru |
| Sevinç Erol | |
| Adnan Tönel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nikos Kanakis | Producer |
| Panos Papahadzis | Producer |
| Dénes Szekeres | Producer |
| Handan Ipekci | Producer |
