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By Orgate-Hamilton

Updated 18 March 2023

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Artist	Nasipse Olur Filmi
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Desc	Nur Sürer ile yapılan bir söyleşiden görüntü.
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1989 film by Tunç Başaran

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Released	1989 (33 years, 9 months ago)

Director	Tunç Başaran
Duration	100 minutes
Genre	drama film and prison film
Country of origin	Turkey
Screenwriter	Feride Çiçekoğlu
Producer	Tunç Başaran

About Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (Turkish: Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar) is a 1989 Turkish drama film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Tunç Başaran based on a story by Feride Çiçekoğlu, featuring Nur Sürer as a female political prisoners who befriends the child of a fellow inmate. The film was screened in competition at the 26th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, the 10th Mediterranean International Film Festival, where it won 2nd Best Film, and the 8th Istanbul International Film Festival, where it won Best Turkish Film. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.