''The Raindrop'' () is a 2000 Turkish

comedy-drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc. ...

, directed by

Zeki Ökten Zeki Ökten (4 August 1941 – 19 December 2009) was a Turkish film director. Biography He was born on 4 August 1941 in Istanbul. Zeki Ökten was interested in theatre during his education at the Haydarpaşa High School. He entered his filmm ...

, which chronicles the friendship of five elderly residents of

Bozcaada Tenedos (, ''Tenedhos''; ), or Bozcaada in Turkish, is an island of Turkey in the northeastern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively, the island constitutes the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale Province. With an area of , it is the third-l ...

. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won four awards at the 37th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival, including the Golden Orange for Best Film. It was described as, "sappy yet well narrated," by author

Rekin Teksoy Rekin Teksoy (1928 – May 30, 2012) was a Turkish lawyer, author and translator. Career Teksoy taught courses in Istanbul University’s Communications Faculty on ''Art of Cinema'' and ''Cinema and Literature Relations'' for over twenty years. ...

. The Turkish title "güle güle" means "goodbye" said by the one who stays, not by the one who leaves.

Synopsis

This film tells the story of a circle of five friends (four men and a woman) who are longtime residents of the Aegean island

. The group includes a good-hearted auto mechanic, a retired military officer and his wife, an emotionally volatile bachelor, and Galip, a hopeless romantic who has corresponded with a Cuban woman, Rosa, for thirty-five years. When Galip at last vows to join her in Cuba, his friends make it their mission to reunite the pair.

Cast

Eşref Kolçak Eşref Kolçak (28 January 1926 – 26 May 2019) was a Turkish actor. Biography Eşref Kolçak was born in Russia. His father was Harun Kolçakoğlu, and his mother was of Russian descent, his family moved to Turkey, Erzurum when he was 5 years ...

as Celal *

Zeki Alasya Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 – 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha. Filmleri 1957 Bir Avuç Toprak 1958 Iftira 1959 Gurbet 1960 Tas Beb ...

as İsmet *

Metin Akpınar Metin Akpınar (born 2 November 1941) is a Turkish actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey. Biography He was born in Aksaray, Istanbul, and he graduated from Pertevniyal High School. He pursued his university career i ...

as Galip *

Yıldız Kenter Ayşe Yıldız Kenter (11 October 1928 – 17 November 2019) was a Turkish actress and lecturer who was of English descent from her maternal side. Kenter was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Early years Ayşe Yıldız Kenter was born to diplom ...

as Zarife * Şükran Güngör as Şemsi *

Yüksel Aksu Yüksel or Yuksel is a Turkish given name and surname meaning "rise!", imperative of "yükselmek" ("to rise"). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Yüksel Alkan (1931–2017), Turkish basketball player * Yüksel Ayaydın (born 1989), ...

Ayşegül Aldinç Ayşegül Aldinç (; born 28 September 1957) is a Turkish singer and actress. Life and career She is the daughter of journalist and sports writer Orhan Aldinç and painting teacher Süheyla Aldinç. Growing in Cihangir, Due to the works of her ...

Haluk Bilginer Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor. For his role in ''Şahsiyet'' (2018), Bilginer won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His movie ''Wi ...

* Kaan Çakır as Dilaver *

Ece Uslu Ece Uslu (born 9 September 1974) is a Turkish actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1991. Her series Kara Melek has record-breaking Turkish Tv series. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT: ...

Serra Yılmaz Serra Yılmaz (born 13 September 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. On a number of films she collaborated with Ferzan Özpetek. She plays the lead role in the theatre piece ''La Bast ...

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* 2000 comedy-drama films 2000 films Films set in Turkey Films shot in Turkey Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners Turkish comedy-drama films 2000s Turkish-language films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub