Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

1989 [TURKISH]

Drama

Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 8.2/10 10 8237 8.2K

prison freedom of speech

Director

Tunç Basaran Photo
Tunç Basaran

Top cast

Meral Çetinkaya Photo
Meral Çetinkaya as Safinaz
Nur Sürer Photo
Nur Sürer as Inci
Sabriye Kara Photo
Sabriye Kara as
Özlem Üstüner Photo
Özlem Üstüner as Döne

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ziyat_aktepe 9 / 10

My Favorite Turkish movie

Reviewed by mehmetpaksoy 9 / 10

Re-evaluating the movie with background information

The movie revolves around the life of small Baris who is living in the prison with his mother. His mother took the blame when his father was caught dealing drugs. Inci is a political prisoner, in prison for her left-wing opinions; she is also Baris's best friend, they invent games, they look at the kites, the birds and they dream.The author of the story was also a political prisoner during the years of oppression following the military coup in Turkey.The movie provides good insight into the prison life and things could only be worse in reality.The kite is the symbol of freedom, literally freedom in Baris's case and freedom of thought for Inci.
Reviewed by ocenkg 10 / 10

Shedding light to feminity in prisons

'Ucurtmayi Vurmasinlar' is the work of Feride Cicekoglu who spent some of her life in prisons because of her ideological beliefs.So,this film makes as its subject lives of imprisoned people, their hopes, sufferings and emotions lively.When, you watch the film, you feel deeply inside the little world of a little boy who does not know his father and whose life is confined to his mother.He meets Inci, the main female character in the film.His life improves remarkably and esteems Inci's presence in his life greatly.In watching this film, you can shed light into women's prisons and common activities involved.Fierce competition amongst women, intensity of desires created by lack of men, attempts to establish a more telarable life inside 4 walls, are excellently touched from beginning to the end.When I watched this film for the first time,I remember having cried much tears after seeing little love of great-hearted boy,Ozan.He is so talented, succesful and realistic in his role.You must see Nur Surer starring Inci too.She consolidated her reputation thanks to this production.
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