Children of Secret

Dec 20, 2002

1h 50m

★ 9.0

Overview

Ten years old Cemil runs away from his stepfather who tortures him and his mother and ends up in Istanbul. Veli Firat Tanis, the leader of a gang which Cemil takes refuge in Haydarpasa, tries to send him back to his home by putting his pocket money. While the gang gather money for Cemil, they, at the same time, suffer from harsh living conditions. In the mean time Cemil's mother Münevver comes to Istanbul in the hope of finding her son.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tivoli Media

Children of Secret Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Cemil

Halil İbrahim Aras

Münevver

Nur Sürer

Velit

Fırat Tanış

Zeynep

Özgü Namal

Reso

Memet Ali Alabora

Antepli

Volga Sorgu

Şerafettin

Arslan Kaçar

Palyaço

Mustafa Uğurlu

Ziya

Serdar Orçin

Baba

Arif Erkin Güzelbeyoğlu

Christopher

Tibor Varga

Deli Kadin

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