Birds of Exile

Apr 12, 1964

1h 43m

★ 6.8

Overview

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Artist Film

Acar Film

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Cast

Murat Bakırcıoğlu

Tanju Gürsu

Ayla

Filiz Akın

Selim Bakırcıoğlu

Cüneyt Arkın

Fatma Bakırcıoğlu

Pervin Par

Kemal Bakırcıoğlu

Özden Çelik

Orhan

Önder Somer

Seval / Naciye

Sevda Ferdağ

Tahir Bakırcıoğlu

Mümtaz Ener

Hatice Bakırcıoğlu

Muadelet Tibet

Haybeci

Hüseyin Baradan

Mualla

Muzaffer Nebioglu

Destina

Gülbin Eray

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