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The White Angel (2007 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The White Angel' is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Krmzgl, which follows the story of two Eastern youths who find themselves in a rest home after their father comes down with cancer. The film, which went on general release across Turkey on , won the Remi Award at the 41st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and was the second highest-grossing Turkish film of 2007.
Plot
Ali and Reat bring their father Ahmet who is suffering from brain cancer for chemotherapy treatment in Istanbul. Unable to bear the treatment and thinking himself to be a burden, Ahmet runs away from the hospital and manages to reach a home for elders. The residents believe him to be abandoned by his children and take him in. Ali and Reat find him but decide to let him stay when they see that he is happy there. They learn the stories and backgrounds of each of the elders. Two of them, Yaar and Nebahat have fallen in love and plan to get married. Ahmet arrangers for a big wedding and invites them to his home village in Diyarbakr for their honeymoon together with all the other elders.
Cast
*Mahsun Krmzgl - Ali
*Arif Erkin Gzelbeyolu - Ahmet
*Yldz Kenter - Melek
*Nejat Uygur - Gazi Cemal
*Yavuz Bingl - Hdr
*Erol Gnaydn - Commander Vahit
*Sarp Apak - Reat
*Zeynep Toku - Nazl
*Toron Karacaolu - Yorgo
*Salih Kalyon - Hac
*Cezmi Baskn - Sabri
*Lale Belks - Nebahat]
*Ali Srmeli - Zeki
*Tomris Ouzalp - Suzan
*Frat Tan - Musa
*Fadik Sevin Atasoy - Hatice
*Necmi Yapc - mer
*Erol Demirz - Laz lhan
*Cihat Tamer - Huzurevi Mdr Tayyar
*Nurim Demir - Bakc
*Tanju Tuncel - Perihan
*Hseyin Avni Danyal - Selim
*Lale Tanc - Sultan Hemire
*Gazanfer zcan - Palyao
*Emel Sayn - Herself
*Suna Selen - Mzgin
*Bilge Zobu - Yaar Hoca
Reception
Reviews
'Today's Zaman' reviewer M. Nedim Hazar states that the film contains, 'the East-West contradiction and a comparison of values. It brings the dominating force of the West -- the mind -- and that of the East -- the heart - face to face,' but 'doesn't take a folkloric approach to the East-West comparison as in Ylmaz Erdoan's movies. Apart from this, it still falls into the marshland of exaggerated caricature-ization which seems to have "worked into the veins" of the celebrities who star in the film. Moviegoers might be fond of this, but it is still an important setback for a movie.' He concludes it is a film, 'that will shock -- in a positive sense -- those whose expectations for the film are very low because of Krmzgl. It's also a movie that is very "presentable," whose language and message is very clear. In addition, it contains as much laughter and tears as any Yeilam movie does. It should be watched and applauded as a first film of a first-time director.'.Awards
*41st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (Huston): Remi Award.References
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