My Father and My Son
2005 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 7.4 · 92% critics
After years of political turmoil and personal loss, an ailing journalist returns to his rural family home with his young son. As old resentments resurface, the visit becomes a deeply emotional attempt to rebuild family ties and find a sense of belonging across three generations.
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Details
- Original title
- Babam ve Oğlum
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-11-18
- Language
- TR
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (382 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a heartfelt, tearful family drama about reconciliation and generational bonds, especially if Central Station or Cinema Paradiso moved you; Not for you if heavy sentiment and melodrama usually push you away.
Pros: deeply moving family story; strong emotional pull; memorable child performance | Cons: overly sentimental tone; uneven acting for some; melodramatic at times
Themes
- son
- father
- family drama
- fiul
- tatăl
- meu
Cast & crew
Fikret Kuşkan
as Sadık
Ege Tanman
as Deniz
Çetin Tekindor
as Hüseyin
Hümeyra
as Nuran
Şerif Sezer
as Gülbeyaz
Yetkin Dikinciler
as Salim
Binnur Kaya
as Hanife
Mahmut Gökgöz
as İbrahim
Nergis Çorakçı
as Sakine
Bilge Şen
as Fatma
Directed by Çağan Irmak