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Times and Winds ()

Bes Vakit (original title)
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The pain of growing up, as seen by three Turkish youths: Ömer, the son of the local imam, who wishes the death of his father; his best friend, Yakup, who's enamored with the village schoolteacher; and Yildiz, who is forced to balance her... See more »

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Ozen Ozkan ...
Omer
Ali Bey Kayali ...
Yakup
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Yildiz
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Imam
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Zekeriya
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Yusuf
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The Teacher
Tarik Sönmez ...
Shepherd Davut
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Halil Dayi
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Omer's Mother
Sevinç Erbulak ...
Yakup's Mother
Nihan Asli Elmas ...
Yildiz's Mother
Cüneyt Türel ...
Grandfather
Harika Uysal ...
Zeynep
Baris Serma ...
Ali - Ömer's little brother (as Utku Baris Sarma)
Eren Akan ...
Ismail
Sükran Üçpinar ...
Nene
Sencar Sagdic ...
Doctor (as Sencer Sagdiç)
Ali Sahinbas ...
Photographer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ugur Sukas ...
(as Haldun)

Directed by

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Reha Erdem

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Reha Erdem ... ()

Produced by

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Ömer Atay ... producer

Music by

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Arvo Pärt

Cinematography by

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Florent Herry

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Reha Erdem

Casting By

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Özlem Sungur

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Ömer Atay

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Mehtap Tunay

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Fatih Kizilgok ... first assistant director
Gamze Paker ... first assistant director

Sound Department

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Hervé Guyader ... re-recording mixer
Cagdas Karagoz ... boom operator
Mark Kenna ... sound consultant
Yasar Ozdemir ... optical sound transfer
Murat Senurkmez ... sound (as Murat Senürkmez)

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Cengiz Çilek ... special effects

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Pascal Nowak ... Lustre colorist
Cengiz Çilek ... digital effects artist

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Ibrahim Erenel ... lighting technician
Gökhan Tiryaki ... steadicam operator
Senol Toz ... gaffer

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Claudine Avetyan ... international coordinator

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  • Imaj (post-production facilities)
  • Melodika (sound post-production)

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Plot Summary

The pain of growing up, as seen by three Turkish youths: Ömer, the son of the local imam, who wishes the death of his father; his best friend, Yakup, who's enamored with the village schoolteacher; and Yildiz, who is forced to balance her studies with the needs of her demanding mother. Written by yusufpiskin

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Also Known As
  • Beş Vakit (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Times and Winds (World-wide, English title)
  • Times and Winds (United States)
  • Times and Winds (Canada, English title)
  • Times and Winds (United Kingdom)
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  • 111 min
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Soundtracks Te Deum (1984-1986) See more »
Quotes Omer: I pray every night. For him to die.
Omer's Friend: How's he going to die?
Omer: Out of sickness.
Omer's Friend: Has he not gotten better?
Omer: An accident, then.
Omer's Friend: Maybe he'd fall from the minaret!
Omer: A snake could bite him.
Omer's Friend: Even if it did, it wouldn't kill him.
Omer: Scorpion! Didn't uncle Halil's grandson die of a scorpion sting?
Omer's Friend: He was a baby, though.
Omer: But if there are two or three of them! I'll find them.
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