Follows the life of a Turkish woman living and working in Germany.
Social & External
The people behind it
Hülya Koçyiğit
Güldane
Rahmi Saltuk
Mahmut
Suavi Eren
Talat
Mine Tokgöz
Fikriye Korkmaz
Bedri Uğur
Afili
Bigi Schöner
Orhan Alkan
Musa
Seda Sevinç
Işık Yenersu
Güldane (voice)
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Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
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An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
