Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)

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Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Date of release
1989-04-14
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (80)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tunç Başaran

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Turkey
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite is a 1989 Turkish drama film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Tunç Başaran based on a 1986 novella by Feride Çiçekoğlu, featuring Nur Sürer as a female political prisoner who befriends the child of a fellow inmate. The film was screened in competition at the 26th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, the 10th Mediterranean International Film Festival, where it won 2nd Best Film, and the 8th Istanbul International Film Festival, where it won Best Turkish Film.

Production

The film is based on a 1986 novella by Feride Çiçekoğlu, who was inspired by the four years she spent as a political prisoner following the 1980 Turkish coup. Director Tunç Başaran's wife, Jale, served as the film's art director. The film was produced on a very limited budget, as was common in Turkey at the time. Başaran remarked, "If I were given $1 million to make a picture, I would use the money to make four films."

Although the film is set in Ankara, many of the prison scenes were filmed in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Jail. Ankara's Ulucanlar Prison has also been identified as one of the filming locations.

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