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Before Your Eyes

Original title: Min Dît
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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Before Your Eyes (2009)
Ten-year old Gulistan and her younger brother Firat live happily with their parents in Diyarbakir, the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their mother and father are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their eyes. Traumatised and orphaned, Gulistan, Firat and their infant sister are placed in the care of their young, politically-active aunt Yekbun who soon disappears without a trace. As days turn into weeks, the money that their aunt left them runs out. Eventually, the children have to fend for themselves on the streets, where one day, Gulistan is shocked to come across the murderer of her parents.
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Diyarbakir, in the late nineties: Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force.Diyarbakir, in the late nineties: Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force.Diyarbakir, in the late nineties: Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force.

  • Director
    • Miraz Bezar
  • Writers
    • Miraz Bezar
    • Evrim Alatas
    • Ricky Watson
  • Stars
    • Senay Orak
    • Muhammed Al
    • Hakan Karsak
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Miraz Bezar
    • Writers
      • Miraz Bezar
      • Evrim Alatas
      • Ricky Watson
    • Stars
      • Senay Orak
      • Muhammed Al
      • Hakan Karsak
    • 4User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Min Dît
    Trailer 1:23
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    Senay Orak in Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Muhammed Al in Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Muhammed Al and Senay Orak in Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Senay Orak in Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Senay Orak in Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Muhammed Al and Senay Orak at an event for Before Your Eyes (2009)
    Muhammed Al and Senay Orak in Before Your Eyes (2009)

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    Senay Orak
    • Gülîstan
    Muhammed Al
    • Firat
    Hakan Karsak
    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
    • (as Tayfur Aydin)
    Leyla Batgi
    • Mrs. Songul
    Arges Celik
    • Nuri's son
    • Director
      • Miraz Bezar
    • Writers
      • Miraz Bezar
      • Evrim Alatas
      • Ricky Watson
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews4

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    7/10
    I wish I could have loved it more
    An admirable film, both in intent and execution, but one which somehow never had the devastating impact it's tragic story would seem to deserve.

    Part of a long line of films showing the incredible hardships kids who are orphaned and left to the streets face (e.g. 'Pixote') in this case there is a powerful political facet as well. A middle- class Kurdish journalist and his wife are gunned down in front of their young children (a boy, a girl and an infant) by Turkish paramilitary troops seemingly bent on silencing political opposition. The children are left to fend for themselves, ending up out on the street before long. They are ignored by most before finally settling in with some other street kids, and a prostitute who treats the young girl with kindness. This leads to a plot twist I won't give away here, but one with considerable punch.

    So why wasn't I more blown away by this well-meaning film? I think it's because I felt a sense of slickness and manipulation. The film is shot with a certain reserve. Instead of hand-held camera, or a feeling of verite, there's a distance in the pretty, but almost Hollywood like cinematography. Unlike 'Pixote' or DeSica's best work, I could feel the strings being pulled, and so found my heart resisting. Also, while the 10 year old Senay Orak is truly amazing as the sister, much of the other acting in the film feels stiff and unnatural. I was always aware I was watching a movie, not real life.

    I feel awful not loving the film more. It's heart is surely in the right place in bringing a tragic social and political situation to light. I wish it could have moved me to the tears it seemed trying so hard – too hard – to do. None-the-less, it's good enough that I would urge people to see it and judge for themselves.
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    • Apr 19, 2014

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2010 (Turkey)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Turkey
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site of producer and director
    • Languages
      • Kurdish
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Min Dit: The Children of Diyarbakir
    • Filming locations
      • Diyarbakir, Turkey(Main Subject)
    • Production companies
      • Bezar Film
      • Corazón International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,327
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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