''Times and Winds '' or ( tr, Beş Vakit) is a
2006
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Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
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drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed and written by
Reha Erdem. The film premiered in the United States on January 11, 2008. It won the Best Turkish Film of the Year Award at the
Istanbul International Film Festival.
Plot
In a small village in the mountains overlooking the sea the people struggle to survive on a daily basis. Their lives, like those of their ancestors, follow the rhythms of the earth, air and water, of day and night and the seasons, with days divided into five parts by the call to prayer. Childhood is difficult and a father typically has a preference of one son over the other. Ömer, the son of the Imam, is such a victim of his father's dislike and he wishes for the death of his father. When his wish is not granted he begins to look for ways to kill him as a twelve-year-old boy might think of with his friend Yakup. Yakup seeing his father sexually interested in his teacher also develops a hatred of his father in the same way and as the children grow up they are riddled between guilt and love and hate for their fathers.
Cast
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Taner Birsel as Zekeriya
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Nihan Aslı Elmas as Yıldız's Mother
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Köksal Engür
İsmail Köksal Engür (5 March 1946 – 26 March 2023) was a Turkish actor and voice actor, whose career spanned over six decades.
Life and career
Born in Kars, Engür started his career as a child actor in 1956, and got his first personal suc ...
as Halil Dayi
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Sevinç Erbulak
Fatoş Sevinç Erbulak (born October 20, 1975, in Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turk ...
as Yakup's Mother
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Selma Ergeç
Selma Sabine Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor. She is known for her performance in ''Asi'', ''Vatanım Sensin, Yaşamayanlar'' and ''M ...
as The Teacher
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Elit İşcan
Elit İşcan (born 12 January 1994) is a Turkish actress. Her credits include the film ''Mustang'' and the television show '' Küçük Kadınlar''. She has received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) at the 46th International Film Festival of Indi ...
as Yıldız
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Ali Bey Kayalı as Yakup
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Yiğit Özşener as Yusuf
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Tilbe Saran
Tilbe is a feminine Turkish given name of Persian and ultimate Arabic origin which is also used as a surname. In Turkish, Tilbe means "the wise, the reflective" or even "the idol". People Given name
* Tilbe Saran (born 1961), Turkish actress
* T ...
as Ömer's Mother
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Tarık Sönmez as Shepherd Davut
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Cüneyt Türel as Grandfather
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Bülent Yarar as Imam
External links
Official site*
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Turkish drama films
2006 films
2000s Turkish-language films
2006 drama films
Best Picture Golden Boll Award winners
Films set in Turkey
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