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Su da Yanar

Su da Yanar

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 51m
Drama
5.2
IMDB Rating
144 votes

"Su da Yanar" is the story of the dilemmas and struggle of a film director who wants to make a film about Nazim Hikmet in a time when fear and hopelessness are on a hunt, people are imprisoned, tortured and killed.

Director
Ali Özgentürk
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tarik Akan, Sahika Tekand, Natalie Douverne
Release Date
November 7, 1987
Language
Turkish
Country
Turkey, Japan, West Germany
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tarik Akan
Tarik Akan
as Film Yönetmeni
👤
Sahika Tekand
as His wife
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Natalie Douverne
as His lover
👤
Turgut Savas
as His father
👤
Fahriye Pinarci
as The grandmother
👤
Hasmet Zeybek
as The producer
👤
Iranli Celai
as The poet
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Hikmet Karagöz
👤
Serdar Sönmemis
as Yazar

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Aysa Film, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Young Cinema '85

🏷️ Keywords

directorfear

🎯 Categories

TurkishDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Energetic Satire on the Role of the Artist in a Repressive State
by l_rawjalaurence2015-12-16
7/10

"SU DA YANAR (WATER BURNS TOO) is hardly likely to be everyone's cinematic cup of tea. An exuberant satire on the artist's role in a repressive state, it stars matinée idol Tarik Akan as a movie director trying to find both the inspiration and the financial wherewithal to make his latest film, which he believes should reflect on childhood as well as the relationship between human beings and the landscapes they inhabit. After a fruitless trek through Istanbul for inspiration, he visits the place where he grew up, but even then the creative spark fails to ignite. Eventually a company ..."

📖 Synopsis

"Su da Yanar" is the story of the dilemmas and struggle of a film director who wants to make a film about Nazim Hikmet in a time when fear and hopelessness are on a hunt, people are imprisoned, tortured and killed.