My Grandfather's People (2011)
- Original title
- Dedemin İnsanları
- Directed by
- Çağan Irmak
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- Genel İzleyici
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 72 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An elderly Turkish man who was forced to leave Crete as a child during the population exchange longs to return there before he dies. The film follows his journey and the family connections that shape his final years.
nostalgicbittersweetcontemplativegentlewarmmelancholicreflectiveslow-paced
What happens
My Grandfather's People (Turkish: Dedemin İnsanları) is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Çağan Irmak. It focuses on a Cretan Turk aged man who was forced to leave his home in Crete during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, and who hopes to see his birthplace again before his death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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