My Grandfather's People
2011 · Movie · 123 min · ★ 7.4
This film follows a family’s search for roots after a grandfather is forced to leave his home in Crete during the 1920s Greek-Turkish population exchange. Through memories and history, it explores displacement, identity, and what it means to belong across generations.
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Details
- Original title
- Dedemin İnsanları
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-11-25
- Language
- TR
- Runtime
- 123 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (72 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intimate, history-rooted family stories about migration and identity, with a reflective mood; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big drama, or broad comedy like Solsidan.
Pros: moving family history; thoughtful cultural context; reflective tone | Cons: slow-paced storytelling; limited action; niche historical focus
Cast & crew
Çetin Tekindor
as Mehmet Yavaş
Yiğit Özşener
as İbrahim
Gökçe Bahadır
as Nurdan
Sacide Taşaner
as Nadire
Hümeyra
as Peruzat
Zafer Algöz
as Belediye Başkanı
Eirini Inglesi
as Eleonora
Mert Fırat
as Hasan
Ezgi Mola
as Fatma
Durukan Çelikkaya
as Ozan
Directed by Çağan Irmak