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Press

"Early 1990's, journalists after the truth..."

2010

1h 40m

5.9(14 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.

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13 members

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Firat Aygül

Kerim

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Aram Dildar

Fırat

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Engin Emre Değer

Alişan

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Kadim Yaşar

Halil

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Sezgin Cengiz

Kadir

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Asiye Dinçsoy

Songül

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Bilal Bulut

Lokman

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Mahmut Gökgöz

Dino Dayı

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Ali İl

Halit

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Abdullah Tarhan

Çekçekçi Hamit

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Murat Toprak

Reis'in Adamı 2

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Hakan Karsak

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M. Tayfur Aydın

Faysal

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