The Secret Face

Nov 22, 1991

1h 50m

★ 6.7

A mystical journey where time becomes an important leitmotif.

Overview

A woman is searching for a face in photographs taken by a photographer. The face she hopes to meet one day belongs to a watch repairman, but the shop has long since closed.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Alfa Film

The Secret Face Trailers

Cast

Woman

Zuhal Olcay

Photographer

Fikret Kuşkan

Teacher

Sevda Ferdağ

Watchmaker

Rutkay Aziz

Town clerk

Savaş Yurttaş

Arslan Kaçar

Waiter

Ahmet Açan

Tomris İncer

Tuncay Akça

Ömer Köylü

Sevgi Akyürek

Selahattin Kananç

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