Ali Özel
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“Hür Adam” or “Free Man” in English is the real-life story of a very influential Kurdish scholar in Turkey that had lived between 1877-1960, 'Said Nursi'. A writer, philosopher, and philanthropist, he compiled many books on Islam covering various themes of faith, brotherhood, and philanthropy and exploring the reasons behind societal weakness, poverty, ignorance, and divisions.
Free Man

Harun returns to his hometown to convince his father to move. The two encounter with the issues of the past.
Steppe

A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.
Mommo: Kız Kardeşim

Consequent to her rape, Demet (Gassal) gives birth to a baby girl. After all she has been through, she is alienated from everything on the material world. She builds herself a world between her child and her duties against God.