Pocket Hercules: Naim Suleymanoglu

2019

2h 14m

7.7(73 votes)

Drama

Overview

From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Hayat Van Eck

Naim Süleymanoğlu

Acting

Selen Öztürk

Hatice Süleymanoğlu

Acting

Yetkin Dikinciler

Süleyman Süleymanoğlu

Acting

Gürkan Uygun

Enver Türkileri

Acting

Renan Bilek

Remzi

Acting

Levent Ülgen

Unknown Role

Acting

Bülent Alkış

Atalay Göktuna

Acting

Kemal Başar

Unknown Role

Acting

Barış Kıralioğlu

Turgut Özal

Acting

Murat Kılıç

Selim Egeli

Acting

Mustafa Kırantepe

Unknown Role

Acting

Bahtiyar Engin

Unknown Role

Acting

Mert Denizmen

Basri

Acting

Beyti Engin

Unknown Role

Acting

Uğur Güneş

Cemal Tunalı

Acting

İsmail Hacıoğlu

Mehmet Tunç

Acting

Evren Erler

Av. Nevzat Küçük

Acting

Elçin Atamgüç

Fatma Ana

Acting

Ferhat Domurcuk

TRT Announcer

Acting

Virgile Mangiavillano

Officer

Acting

Cengiz Tangör

Avustralya Konsolosu

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