My Only Sunshine
My Only Sunshine

My Only Sunshine

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2009
2h 1m
6.8(30 votes)
Drama

Overview

Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.

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27 members
Acting

Elit İşcan

Hayat

Elit İşcan
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Erdal Beşikçioğlu

Father

Erdal Beşikçioğlu
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Levend Yılmaz

Grandfather

Levend Yılmaz
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Banu Fotocan

Mother

Banu Fotocan
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Handan Karaadam

Kamile

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Nebil Sayın

Man

Nebil Sayın
Sound

Ertan Tekin

Boy

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Metin Yıldırım

Grocer

Metin Yıldırım
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Önder Açıkbaş

Policeman

Önder Açıkbaş
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Aynur Tokluoğlu

Teacher

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İsmail Başöz

School Principal

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Canbert Yerguz

Boy #1

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Art

Kaan Mestut

Boy #2

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Halim Ercan

Boy #3

Halim Ercan
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Güliz Gençoğlu

Young Woman #1

Güliz Gençoğlu
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Yaprak Aras Şahinbaş

Young Woman #2

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Rahmi Elhan

Imam

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Ender Efe Satır

Baby

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Kadir Poktiç

Boy's friend

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Asil Büyüközçelik

Couple in the Garden

Asil Büyüközçelik
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Nilüfer Alptekin

Couple in the Garden

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Başak Keser

Couple in the Car

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Serdar Bakioğlu

Couple in the Car

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Steven Chen

Asian #1

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Mehmet Karabazar

Asian #2

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Ali Düşenkalkar

Funfair attendant

Ali Düşenkalkar
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Dolores Rukova

Funfair attendant

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