

O... Çocukları
2008-05-16 · 120 min · ★ 6.3
After the coup d'état on September 12, 1980, a husband and wife wanted for political crimes decide to flee abroad. But their children are the biggest obstacle to this plan. Before fleeing abroad, they search for a safe place to leave their children. The couple finally chooses Mehtap Anne's home as the "safest place" for their children. The place where they left their children is actually the "Emanetçi Anne" house, where Mehtap, a former prostitute, takes in the children of other prostitutes who continue to work in the trade after she has left it... Some time after the couple flees abroad, they send an Italian girl to Turkey to retrieve their children. The Italian girl, who wants to take the child left with the "Emanetçi Anne" and bring it to its parents, finds herself caught up in a series of interesting events.
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- Directors
- Murat Saraçoğlu
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- Countries
- Turkey
- Status
- Released
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Demet AkbağMehtap Anne
Özgü NamalDona
Sarp ApakSaffet
Altan ErkekliLokman
İpek TuzcuoğluHatice
Sezin AkbaşoğullarıMeryem
Mahir İpekKomiser Şeref
Deniz ÖzermanMediha
Selen UçerSelvi
Gökhan AtalayMetin
Birsu DemirSue Ellen
Halil İbrahim ArasHatice's son NazifTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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