Woman Has No Name

Feb 1, 1988

1h 30m

★ 6.9

A woman's fight for her identity and freedom as a woman.

Overview

Işık visits a friend's summer home to spend some time alone after growing up under the strain of her surroundings and family. Here, she reflects on her prior issues and the challenges she has encountered as a woman.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Odak Film

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Cast

Işık

Hale Soygazi

Orhan

Aytaç Arman

Mehmet

Tarık Tarcan

Gürkan

Selen Şenbay

Sevil

Şahika Tekand

Zerrin

Sevda Aktolga

Işık's Father

Mehmet Akan

Işık's Mother

Sema Çeyrekbaşı

Figen

Rozet Hubeş

Gül

Yasemin Alkaya

Günseli

Selma Tarcan

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