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Overview

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Director:
Özer Kiziltan
Writer:
Onder Cakar (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 December 2006 (Turkey) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
16 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
On DVD: "My Father My Lord," "Takva"
 (From IFC. 23 December 2008, 8:23 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Some knowledge about Sufi Islam needed for this movie more (14 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Erkan Can ... Muharrem
Güven Kiraç ... Rauf
Meray Ülgen ... Seyh
Öznur Kula ... Hacer
Erman Saban ... Muhittin
Murat Cemcir ... Mahmut
Settar Tanriogen ... Ali Bey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Müfit Aytekin ... Ünal
Salaetin Bilal ... Sükrü
Engin Günaydin ... Erol
Feridun Koc ... Muzaffer
Erdal Parmaksizoglu
Duygu Sen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Takva - Gottesfurcht (Germany)
Takva: A Man's Fear of God (International: English title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Germany | Turkey
Language:
Turkish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:12 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey

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Trivia:
Turkey's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Some knowledge about Sufi Islam needed for this movie, 28 September 2007
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Author: ogsezer from United States

I would like to mention a different side of the movie that sheds light on Sufi or Mevlevi orders in Turkish and Islamic history.

Why Muharrem is selected for this task to perform financial affairs of the order? The answer is related with the stages of knowledge or purity that one has to qualify to become a "Perfect Human Being" or "insan-i kamil" in Turkish. This concept or ideology is rooted with Islamic tradition. Many Sufi or Mevlevi order has this process for their dervishes which may take a lifetime to achieve this goal or even never be able to reach that level of "perfection".

Different than being nun or monk which requires leaving mainstream society and living in the monastery with prayers, last step of this difficult and lengthy process of purifying one's soul from earthly desires, is to be able to return to the real world after so many years lived in contemplation and yet not being disturbed with its appeal to commit sin. I believe in the last few minutes head of the order explains this a little bit. And apparently Muharrem failed to accomplish last stage before achieving "perfection".

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