Kanal (1979)
Based on real events, this story traces a young district governor’s moral awakening as he confronts a powerful landowner in rural Adana. What begins as a routine bureaucratic act soon turns into a struggle to shield villagers from exploitation, greed, and the threat of malaria.
- Date of release
- 1979-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Erden Kıral
Casting
- Tarık Akan — Kaymakam
- Meral Orhonsay — Doktor Zeynep
- Kamran Usluer — Haşim Ağa
- Tuncel Kurtiz — Abuzer Dayı
- Ali Demir — Katip Tahsin
- Menderes Samancılar — Ahmet
- Yılmaz Kurt
- Kaplan Tarsuslu
- Yusuf Çetin
- Necmettin Çobanoğlu
- Ahmet Gün
- Rauf Ozangil
Interesting facts
The Canal is a 1979 Turkish drama film directed by Erden Kıral. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
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