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1999

Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri

Directed by Tomris Giritlioğlu

During the period of the Wealth Tax, where many non-Muslims in Turkey were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Nimet and Durmuş migrate from Niğde to Istanbul and take shelter with Durmuş's friend Bekir, who finds Durmuş a job at the inn. However, making a living by serving as a porter is not in line with Durmuş's ambitions. He wants everything Halit Bey has, the inn owner. Halit Bey begins to dispose of his property in order to pay the tax stipulated to his beloved wife Nora, who was treated in a nursing home. Wealth Tax has begun to affect everyone's destiny.

Duration

2h 13m

Released

November 19, 1999

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5.5

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Cast18

  • Zuhal Olcay
  • Hülya Avşar
  • Zafer Algöz
  • Kamran Usluer
  • Uğur Polat
  • Derya Alabora
  • Güven Kıraç
  • Murat Daltaban
  • Nurseli İdiz

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