Top Cast
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Cahit Gök
Cemal
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Havin Funda Saç
Rojda
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Mehmet Selim Akgul
Orhan
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Asiye Dinçsoy
Helin
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Kadim Yaşar
Halil
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Bertan Dirikolu
Müslüm
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Engin Emre Değer
Oblomov Özcan
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Volga Sorgu
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Ececan Gümeci
Overview
Cemal comes to Istanbul from a small Kurdish town after finishing high-school to pursue higher education. He feels isolated and out of place in the crowded city and soon meets a group Kurdish students who are against the repressive Turkish political system.
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