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When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
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110 min
1982-09-01
Released
Turkish
122
7.3
Seyit Ali
Zînê
Mehmet Salih
Emine
Ömer
Mevlüt
Yusuf
Meral
Süleyman
Seyran
Zafer
Sevket
Mirza
Berber Elim
Cindé
Abdullah
Nazife
Gardiyan
Gülbahar
Tarık Akan (voice)
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