A Little Bit of Freedom

A Little Bit of Freedom

A Little Bit of Freedom

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A Little Bit of Freedom

2003

1h 42m

4.9(12 votes)

Drama

Overview

Hamburg. Baran, a Kurdish orphan, and Chernor, a refugee from Africa, are living in the shadows of a city that barely registers their existence. Bound by statelessness and survival, they carve out a fragile friendship on the margins, stealing glances of freedom in a country that denies them belonging.

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Starring

Çağdaş Bozkurt

Çağdaş Bozkurt

Baran

Leroy Delmar

Leroy Delmar

Chernor

Nazmi Kırık

Nazmi Kırık

Haydar

Necmettin Çobanoğlu

Necmettin Çobanoğlu

Selim

Susanna Rozkosny

Susanna Rozkosny

Alma

Sunay Girisken

Nergiz

Turgay Aydın

Turgay Aydın

Murat

Creative team

Directed by: Yüksel Yavuz
Written by: Yüksel Yavuz
Henner Winckler
Produced by: Tobias Büchner
Ralph E. Cotta

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