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Hakkâri'de Bir Mevsim

Original title: A Season in Hakkari · Turkish title: Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim
1983 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Erden Kıral
Drama

Cast

Genco Erkal

Credits

Written by: Onat Kutlar Ferit Edgü
Music: Timur Selçuk

Plot

A teacher, Ali, is sent to a remote Kurdish village in the Hakkari mountains, and finds a harsh world of poverty, cold and fear. He struggles to communicate with the villagers and to teach their children, while the long winter isolates them all. Erden Kıral's 1983 film, known as A Season in Hakkari, won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at Berlin.

Sinekatalog’s take

Erden Kıral's drama sends a teacher to a remote Kurdish village in the Hakkari mountains where poverty, cold and fear dominate. Genco Erkal is excellent in a stark, humane and landmark film of Turkish cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,865 votes)
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