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Nazmi Kirik Movies

2007  
 
 
2007  
 
The year is 1982, and as martial law sweeps across Turkey the citizens of a small Anatolian town look to the jovial street musicians in order to lift their spirits. Recruited by a local military commander to provide music for the arrival of the military chief, a renowned bandleader attempts to compose an appropriately majestic tune. As fate would have it, the bandleader's daughter and the young girl's boyfriend are both communist sympathizers. Upon overhearing his daughter as she plays a heart-swelling communist song, the bandleader mistakenly assumes that it is an "international" tune and quickly adapts the melody into the composition to be played for the military chief. Later, when the song is performed in public, the crows falls silent as everyone in earshot has a sudden epiphany. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Cezmi BaskinOzgu Namal, (more)
 
2005  
 
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A Turkish soldier and an Iraqi taxi driver attempt to transport the body of a deceased Iraqi soldier to his family all the way across the country in writer/producer/director Hiner Saleem's darkly comic road movie. The first Iraqi film to ever compete in the Palme d'Or competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Kilometer Zero features a supporting performance by Turkish Elle cover girl Belçim Bilgin. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Nazmi KirikEyam Ekrem, (more)
 
2003  
 
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Denied political asylum after leaving his native Turkey, a Kurdish teen named Baran (Cagdas Bozkurt) lands a job as a kebab delivery boy in Germany while attempting to elude the authorities and striking up a friendship with another outsider who can sympathize with his struggle. Baran is always one step ahead of the law, but always being on the run means having precious little time to make new friends. Though he does his best to maintain a low profile, Baran soon begins to draw more attention thanks to his shady new friend, and his relationship with the boss' daughter. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Cagdas BozkurtNecmettin Cobanoglu, (more)
 
2002  
 
Turkish short film director and documentarian Kazim Oz presents his first hour-long narrative feature, The Photograph. Opening in Istanbul, a bus travels on its way to eastern Turkey. Relaxed Ali (Nazmi Kirik) and wound-up Faruk (Feyyaz Duman) sit next to each other on the bus and strike up a friendship, both claiming they are visiting relatives. After a 24-hour journey, the men cordially say goodbye without ever realizing the truth: that one is joining the Turkish military and the other is joining the Kurdish guerrillas. The conclusion finds them reuniting under different circumstances. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Starring:
Feyyaz DumanNazmi Kirik, (more)