In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.
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| Kivanç Tatlitug | ... | Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu | |
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Mert Firat | ... | Rustu Onur |
| Belçim Bilgin | ... | Suzan Özsoy | |
| Farah Zeynep Abdullah | ... | Mediha Sessiz | |
| Yilmaz Erdogan | ... | Behcet Necatigil | |
| Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan | ... | Zikri Ozsoy | |
| Taner Birsel | ... | Ismail Uslu | |
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Selman Ünlüsoy | ... | Hasta (as Selman Unlusoy) |
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Ipek Bilgin | ... | Muzaffer's Mother |
| Aksel Bonfil | ... | Kürsat | |
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Seher Devrim Yakut | ... | Fikriye Onur (as Devrim Yakut) |
| Salih Kalyon | ... | Battal | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Miray Akay | |||
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Adem Atbas | ... | Fatih |
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Mücahit Avci | ... | Kenan |
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Last days of 1941 summer, the era of Obligation, during the famine atmosphere of the Second World War. In the middle of all this poverty and turmoil, there are two poets in their early twenties: Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu and Rustu Onur. They have been carrying tuberculosis germs in their lungs and love of poetry in their hearts for years. Two poets who have the constant habit of making bets on things that they do not own, make a bet on a beautiful girl. They will both write a poem for her and whichever Suzan likes, the other will fade from the scene.. Written by Anonymous
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22 February 2013 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
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$15,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu: Not that one day, We will die.
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When they travel to Istanbul with a ship, a radio newscast announces that the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor attack was on December 7, 1941, which was winter time in Turkey. Back in the 40's, winters were very strong and they can't be traveling on the deck of the ship without coats or any kind of winter wear as depicted in the movie. See more »Quotes
Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu: What is beautiful, Is that we're alive,Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu: Not that one day, We will die.
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You must definitely see this movie if you want to get lost among the beautiful scenes and poetry of course.
Without hesitating I can say that this is the best movie of Yılmaz Erdoğan. Art for Man's sake. I was very impressed by the movie.
I also would like to congratulate Director of Photography and Art Director. They did an outstanding job. Mert Fırat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the roles of two poets who died at early ages, performed very well. Friendship of these poets whose only concern is writing poets, is above everything. They spend most of their time together, try to get their poets published, like the same girl, go to the same sanatorium because of the same disease - TB.
Throughout the movie, poet is always in the middle of everything.
I remembered I missed poetry so much. After all, love is the pretext for poetry.