Fatma Girik

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.

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Turkish remake of The Golden Girls.

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A young boy and a director of a movie theater bond over their love of cinema during the trying times of 1950's Turkey.

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The film tells the story of a mother who has lost her child. After losing her husband in a traffic accident, Güzin is left alone with her physically and mentally disabled son Sedat. She spends a long time looking for a caregiver to look after Sedat. All the caregivers she finds refuse to work because Sedat is disabled. Güzin locks Sedat in his room and leaves him alone at home while she goes to work. However, one day when she is called to the hospital for an emergency, she forgets to lock the door. When she returns, she finds her son’s lifeless body. All investigations determine that the death was the result of negligence. Therefore, Güzin is found guilty. However, Güzin, who does not believe the verdict, begins searching for her son’s killer.

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A feud in the city instead of the village.

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The film tells the story of a mother struggling to make ends meet on her own. Rising unemployment in the country leads to the breakdown of many families. Saliha and Şevki, who live in a shanty town, are one such family. When Şevki's unemployment is compounded by gambling debts, things become even more difficult for the family. Unable to tolerate her husband's indifference, Saliha eventually kicks him out of the house. However, after working as a cleaner for a while, Saliha cannot make ends meet this way. She is forced to ask her old friend Emel, who works as a prostitute, for help.

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Veysel loves a singer named Basak. But she doesn’t love him back. One day Veysel saves the life of a Japanese tourist. Later, the tourist sends a gift to Veysel from Japan. The gift is a robot that looks exactly like the singer he loves, Basak.

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Kara Bayram is a poor farmer living in a Turkish village with his wife, 3 kids (4th on the way) and his old mother Irazca Ana. They live on their own until another villager, Haceli who is backed up by the Mukhtar (local administrator of the Village) starts to build a new house right in front of their's. Kara Bayram and Irazca Ana do not accept these uninvited neighboors from the first day and unwanted events start right away.

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Fatma leads a rich life with her husband Metin. But when she learns that her husband is cheating on her, she divorces him. Their only daughter Hülya holds her mother responsible for the divorce. Hülya spends her days drinking and at drug parties.

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Sevtap and Adem, the postman in the neighborhood, are in love with each other. Sevtap remained single until the age of 30 because no one liked her, so she is still a virgin and has settled for Adem. However, there is someone who opposes this love, her older brother Latif, who was raised in German culture but can be described as a complete fool. One day, Sevtap and Adem send a telegram from Sevtap's father's mouth to convince him to accept the situation. After this telegram, wedding preparations begin. However, during this time, Latif returns permanently from Germany to Turkey, and the truth about the couple is revealed. Latif opposes the marriage at any cost, even if it means harming Adem. Later, despite his reservations, he accepts the marriage and fulfills Adem's every request.

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The struggle of a devoted mother for her children.

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Fatma is about to marry her boyfriend Fehmi. However, the mafia boss Reşit Ağa prevents his son from marrying a folk singer. Fehmi is married to someone else. Fatma gives birth to his child on her own. However, Reşit Ağa's wrath does not end there; he kidnaps the young woman's child and convinces her that it is dead.Fatma dedicates her life to taking revenge on those who caused her this pain. Despite Kadir's innocence and the great love he feels for her, she cannot be with him because of her hatred for her boss, Reşit Ağa.

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The love between a man wanted by the gendarme and a woman who hid him.

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Fato, who has forgotten her humanity amid the pink artificiality and stench of a big city, comes to a quiet resort town to escape. Fato, a woman from wealthy circles whose life has been constantly directed by her powerful father and who is fleeing from a man she was forced to marry, runs freely along the beach with Alişan and his horse Gelincik. Fato soon meets Alişan, and a perfect relationship forms between them in every way. Just as Fato has found true happiness, her father reappears. For the beautiful woman who does not flinch in the face of threats from power, authority, and wealth, the time has come to choose between love and death...

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The film tells the story of a woman who struggles to keep her family together after being cheated on. Emine lives with her family in her father-in-law's house. When she catches her husband Reşit with their neighbor Şükran, the young woman takes her baby and leaves home. Her daughter Nermin chooses to stay with her grandfather. While her relatives try to convince Emine to return home, Reşit brings his lover into the house. However, Şükran treats Nermin and her grandfather poorly. Additionally, she begins to cheat on Reşit with her boss. Upon learning of the situation, Emine must make a choice to save her family.

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The film tells the story of Cennet, who wants to escape her past, and Orhan Kaptan, who offers her a new life. After losing her husband, Cennet starts working in bars to care for her sick daughter. Orhan, who comes to the bar with his friends, happens to learn about Cennet's situation. He begins helping Cennet and her sick daughter. After some time, the two fall in love and decide to marry. Orhan moves to his village with Cennet. Hikmet, who loses his customers due to the business Orhan establishes in the village, tries to drive Orhan out of the village. However, all his attempts prove fruitless. Upon this, Hikmet, who knows Cennet's past, incites the villagers against them. As difficult days begin for Cennet, her daughter, and Orhan, the village imam, Akif Bey, will support them.

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The struggle of a woman trying to save her children from the mafia.

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The film tells the story of Kadir and his family's struggle to escape the mafia. Kadir's father was killed for opposing the mafia. His mother, Fatma, takes her husband's truck and works to support her two children on her own. Years later, her son Kadir and daughter Nur have grown up. Kadir quits his job to become a powerful figure and joins the mafia. His family is deeply concerned about the work he is doing. As Kadir rises through the ranks in the criminal underworld, his boss Reşit sets a trap for him. This situation will lead Kadir's family into disaster.

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Semra is a famous singer, and her daughter Cigdem goes to the Conservatoire. Cigdem falls in love with the new music teacher Bulent. There is a piece of music which Semra plays, and Cigdem is curious about it. Semra tells her daughter about her love from the youth named Kemal. Bulent also has a similar story at his home and it turns out Bulent is the son of Semra's old love Kenan. Cigdem and Bulent want to get married but Cigdem's father doesn't approve their marriage. Bulent resigns from the school and becomes a successful singer. Eventually, love beats all the difficulties and Cigdem and Bulent share a happy life together.

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Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married Hamlet’s mother. After seeing her father’s ghost, Hamlet decides to feign insanity, in order to get to the truth.

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The film tells the story of the love between shepherd Ahmet and Gülbahar, the daughter of a lord. One day, a horse begins to wait at Ahmet's door. Ahmet tells his mentor Sofi Dede about this incident. Sofi Dede says that the horse is a gift from God to Ahmet. After a while, it becomes clear that the horse belongs to Mahmut Han. However, according to custom, Ahmet cannot return the horse. The people of Ağrı also stand behind Ahmet. Amidst all this, a love story begins between Ahmet and Mahmut Han's daughter, Gülbahar.

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Seher Hanım's son Turan went to Germany and never returned. While waiting for her son, Seher took in Nazlı, a girl with no one to care for her. Meanwhile, Turan is in prison. Turan is released from prison, but the police are after him. When he returns home, a love affair begins between Turan and Nazlı.

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A peasant woman who cannot bear children for her husband agrees to take in a concubine as a result of pressure from her community and finds the concubine herself. The new woman is also unable to bear children. However, the first woman becomes pregnant in the meantime. The jealous concubine slanders her, and the villagers tie the woman they call a "whore" to a tree to kill her. Her husband arrives in time to rescue her, and they leave the village.

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The story tells of the experiences of a mother who gives her child up for adoption. Reşat and Zeynep work at the mansion of Süheyla and Orhan. Orhan decides to divorce Süheyla because she cannot get pregnant. At the same time, Zeynep is pregnant and needs surgery to survive after giving birth. However, Zeynep and Reşat do not have the money for the surgery. Therefore, Reşat offers to give their unborn child up for adoption to Süheyla. Orhan says that since he will be away on a long business trip, the situation will not be discovered. Süheyla accepts the offer to save her marriage. Although Zeynep does not want to, she is forced to do so for her child's survival. She gives her son Doğan up for adoption after he is born. However, Zeynep cannot bear the longing for her son and will try to reunite with him.

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The story of a guard who revolts because of exploiting reeve and tradespeople. People start to think he has an uncle working in the ministry of the interior.

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Şaban is a minibus driver who is unsuccessful with women, while Ökkeş is a complete womanizer. Ökkeş and Şaban, two old army buddies, cross paths one day in prison. Ökkeş, who is being forced by his father to marry, asks Şaban to take his place, and they switch roles. However, when both of them fall in love with the daughter of the house they go to, things get complicated. The girl they are in love with has switched places with the housekeeper...

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A poor grocery owner becomes a popular goalkeeper.

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A poor young man chosen by a advertising company, and they made him a public hero to make him advertise poor quality products that no one buys.

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Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married Hamlet’s mother. After seeing her father’s ghost, Hamlet decides to feign insanity, in order to get to the truth.

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