Sweating Soil

1981 1h 45m TR

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

DramaAdventureThrillerFantasyActionHorror

Synopsis

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Hasan, an engineer who returned to the village from America after years with his child, young and beautiful wife, wants to establish a dairy factory to save the peasant who exploited Salih Aga from poverty. The villagers get money for this job.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fikret Hakan
Hasan
Güngör Bayrak
Alev
Bulut Aras
Kemal
Erol Taş
Salih Ağa
Nubar Terziyan
Kamil Dayı
Esra Bora
Gül
Atilla Ergün
İhsan Gedik
Asım

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Natuk Baytan
Writers: Mehmet E. Soyarslan
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Natuk Baytan, shot by Kaya Ererez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sedat Karadeniz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fikret Hakan and Güngör Bayrak and Bulut Aras carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0489860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Natuk Baytan directs. Kaya Ererez behind the camera. Sedat Karadeniz cuts. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Natuk Baytan, shot by Kaya Ererez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Sedat Karadeniz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Fikret Hakan and Güngör Bayrak and Bulut Aras carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0489860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.