Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)

Genres - Crime, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Prison Film  |   Release Date - Nov 7, 1989  |   Run Time - 85 min.  |  
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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite is a 1989 Turkish drama film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Tunç Başaran based on a 1986 novella by Feride Çiçekoğlu, featuring Nur Sürer as a female political prisoner who befriends the child of a fellow inmate. The film was screened in competition at the 26th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, the 10th Mediterranean International Film Festival, where it won 2nd Best Film, and the 8th Istanbul International Film Festival, where it won Best Turkish Film. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Best Turkish Film, Prison

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Filming Location: Turkey
Narrative Location: set in Ankara, set in Turkey, Turkey
Time Period: set in

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Alternate Titles

Be Badbadak Shellik Nakon
IR
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
, GB, US
Ne tirez pas sur le cerf-volant
FR
Non sparate agli aquiloni
IT
Ucurtmayi Vurmasinlar
TR