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Home Coming (Eve Dönüş)

Home Coming (Eve Dönüş)

Movie · 2006 · 16 people

Eve Dönüş (Home Coming) is a 2006 drama written and directed by Ömer Uğur. It opened in Turkey on November 3, 2006, and runs 101 minutes. Some sources call it a Greek-Turkish co-production. The cinematographer is Mustafa Kuşçu and the music is by Tamer Çıray.

The film looks at the September 12, 1980, coup through one ordinary Istanbul household. Mustafa (Memet Ali Alabora) is a worker from the city's edge who keeps out of politics and joined the union only under pressure. He has been married for five years to Esma (Sibel Kekilli), and they have a daughter, Elif. They work overtime to pay installments on a television, the street fighting at night is no concern of theirs, and when the coup is announced Mustafa is even glad that things have calmed down. Then his landlord (Can Kolukısa), with whom he is on bad terms, denounces him as a member of an organization. Mustafa is arrested as a supposed political officer code-named Şehmuz and tortured for 22 days. His cellmate is Hoca (Altan Erkekli), who is in fact a teacher.

The cast also includes Savaş Dinçel (Esma's father Sacit), Perihan Savaş (Esma's mother), Cengiz Küçükayvaz (Cahit), Civan Canova (the commissioner), Erdal Tosun (a police officer) and Necmettin Çobanoğlu (a worker and union representative); Yavuz Bingöl, Sermiyan Midyat and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan appear as guests playing okey.

DirectorÖmer Uğur

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Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Actor · 61 years old Man Playing Okey Ali Tutal Ali Tutal Actor · 1950 – 2026 Altan Erkekli Altan Erkekli Actor · 70 years old Teacher Can Kolukısa Can Kolukısa Actor · died at 92 Ev Sahibi Cengiz Küçükayvaz Cengiz Küçükayvaz Actor · 58 years old Cahit Civan Canova Civan Canova Actor · died at 67 Torturer Inspector Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun Actor · died at 53 Torturer Police Officer Memet Ali Alabora Memet Ali Alabora Actor · 48 years old Mustafa Mustafa Turan Mustafa Turan Actor · 60 years old Necmettin Çobanoğlu Necmettin Çobanoğlu Actor · 73 years old Worker Perihan Savaş Perihan Savaş Actor · 71 years old Esma's Mother Savaş Dinçel Savaş Dinçel Actor · died at 65 Sacit Sermiyan Midyat Sermiyan Midyat Actor · 51 years old Yavuz Bingöl Yavuz Bingöl Singer · 62 years old Man Playing Okey Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Actor · 52 years old Worker Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli Actor · 46 years old Esma

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Telling the September 12 coup through an ordinary worker's household that keeps out of politics is the film's most valuable choice. A man who works overtime to pay installments and sees the street fighting as none of his business is caught up in the machine by a landlord's denunciation, showing how big history enters small lives. The part played by neighborhood relations and denunciation is chilling and thought-provoking. The film understands a heavy period; viewers should be prepared for the torture. An important window for history lovers.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Moving quickly from a household's daily rhythm to an interrogation room builds the film's dramatic turn; what is valuable is that it keeps the weight in the narrow view of one man rather than spreading it into detail. Mustafa Kuşçu's cinematography and Tamer Çıray's music are two elements that support this narrowed field. The relationship with the cellmate Hoca opens the story to a political dialogue, though that dialogue risks turning didactic at times. Still, the effort to tell a social trauma through the eyes of one ordinary person justifies the film's ambition.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A heavy film. A worker is tortured for 22 days. Not for children; adults should be prepared too. A serious drama for grown-ups who want to understand the coup period. Suits those not looking for a light evening's entertainment. As a parent, watch it yourself first before showing it to teenagers, and be ready to talk.

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