Canim Kardesim

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You will never forget this movie. Drama reaches at its highest point with full of friendship, brotherhood and desperation. By the way, Kemal Sunal and Metin Akpinar who are the most popular comedians in Turkish cinema sector appear and add more and more value to movie besides wonderful performance of Tarik Akan and Halit Aktacatepe.

This film is clearly showing us the life of "the missing ones". In the middle of the poverty , ignorance and helplessness. One depressed effort against the death and trying to handle it with happiness.Maybe the only film of Ertem Egilmez (The builder of modern Turkish cinema),doesn't concern about the studio and ticket sales.

The movie contains outstanding performances of two very big Turkish actors (Tarik Akan and Halit Akçatepe) , also other very important actor and actresses in small roles such as Metin Akpinar,Kemal Sunal and Adile Naşit.

It is simply the peak of Turkish drama...

There are tons of things to write about quality and essence of Canım Kardeşim. (My Dearest Little Brother) At first sight it looks like an ordinary melodrama (Melodramas had a great power on Turkish viewer especially at late 70's and early 80's) but the realistic aspect of storytelling and good actors, (Tarık Akan, Halit Akçatepe, with their small role Metin Akpınar and legendary Kemal Sunal) it differs from others. The main keywords of the film are terminal sickness of a child, poverty, dysfunctional family, hard life conditions and television era on Turkey. Spaghetti eating scene, clean urine sample buying scene and final scene were unforgettable. Every foreign people who wants to learn turk style arabesque and emotionality of them or every ex-pat who lives in Turkey must watch this film to understand the crybaby turks.

The story is like the Grave of the Fireflies, which is the most impressive War-movie. This is the only film you can see Tarik Akan playing not a playboy in his youth. This is his best performance. Besides the best part of the movie is the music and scenario.

Don't ever miss this peak in Turkish drama