Toss-Up (2004)

Original title

Yazı Tura

Directed by

Uğur Yücel

Genre

drama film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two soldiers return home from military service in southeastern Turkey, both disabled. The film follows their difficult reentry into civilian life.

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What happens

Toss-Up (Turkish: Yazı Tura) is a 2004 Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24), won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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