

Pocket Hercules: Naim Suleymanoglu
2019-11-22 · 134 min · ★ 7.6
From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.
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Production details
- Directors
- Özer Feyzioğlu
- Production companies
- Dijital Sanatlar
- Countries
- Turkey
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 4,920,899
Top Cast
Hayat Van EckNaim Süleymanoğlu
Selen ÖztürkHatice Süleymanoğlu
Yetkin DikincilerSüleyman Süleymanoğlu
Gürkan UygunEnver Türkileri
Renan BilekRemzi
Levent Ülgen
Bülent AlkışAtalay Göktuna
Kemal Başar
Barış KıralioğluTurgut Özal
Murat KılıçSelim Egeli
Mustafa Kirantepe
Bahtiyar Engin
Mert DenizmenBasri
Beyti Engin
Uğur GüneşCemal Tunalı
İsmail HacıoğluMehmet Tunç
Evren ErlerAv. Nevzat Küçük
Elçin AtamgüçFatma Ana
Ferhat DomurcukTRT Announcer
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