Umut

6.2 (6 votes)• 2009• 105m•Released

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The story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man begins a slow slide into despair.

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Production Details

Languages: Turkish

Director: Murat Aslan

Starring Cast: Bertan Ceylan, Zafer Algöz, Seda Bakan, Selim Erdoğan, Zeynep Tokuş, Fikret Hakan

Cast

Bertan Ceylan

Umut

Zafer Algöz

Muhittin

Seda Bakan

Meryem

Selim Erdoğan

Yılmaz

Zeynep Tokuş

Suna

Fikret Hakan

İlyas Aslanoğlu

Mazlum Çimen

İlyas

Yaşar Cemil Akın

Isadami

Mesut Akusta

Ali Cağaloğlu

Doktor Mahir Unahtar

Mehmet Celik

Kemal İnci

Asu Maralman

Müge Oruçkaptan

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