My Only Sunshine (2008)
Hayat Var
Portrait of a lost childhood.
121 min
Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.
- Release date
- March 5, 2009
- Country of origin
- Türkiye
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Trailer
Cast
- Elit Iscan as Hayat
- Erdal Besikçioglu as Father
- Levend Yilmaz as Grandfather
- Banu Fotocan as Mother
- Nebil Sayin as Man
- Önder Açikbas as Policeman
- Ali Düşenkalkar as Funfair attendant
- Handan Karaadam as Kamile
- Erhan Tekin as Boy
- Metin Yildirim as Grocer
- Aynur Tokluoglu as Teacher
- Ismail Basoz as Schoolmaster
Crew
- Reha Erdem · Director
- Reha Erdem · Writer
- Ömer Atay · Producer
- Florent Herry · Cinematographer
- Reha Erdem · Editor
- Özlem Sungur · Casting director