''My Grandfather's People'' () is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by

Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish people, Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series ''Çemberimde Gül Oya'' (2004–2005) and ''Asmalı ...

. It focuses on a Cretan Turk aged man who was forced to leave his home in

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

during the

population exchange between Greece and Turkey The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 1923, by the governments of Greece and Turkey. It involv ...

, and who hopes to see his birthplace again before his death.

Cast

* Çetin Tekindor - Mehmet Yavaş * Hümeyra - Peruzat * Zafer Algöz - Mayor * Yiğit Özşener - İbrahim *

Gökçe Bahadır Gökçe Bahadır (born 9 November 1981) is a Turkish film and television actress. She is best known for her spectacular performances as Matilda in the web series ''Kulüp'', Gamze in the series ''Ömer'', Leyla Tekin in the series ''Yaprak Dökü ...

- Nurdan * Mert Fırat - Hasan * Ezgi Mola - Fatma

References

External links

* * 2011 comedy-drama films 2011 films Turkish comedy-drama films Films directed by Çağan Irmak Films set in İzmir Films shot in İzmir Films shot in Crete Warner Bros. films {{2010s-Turkey-film-stub