Big Man, Little Love

Big Man, Little Love

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Release Date

10/19/2001

Runtime

115 mins

Genres

Overview

An orphaned Kurdish child (Hêjar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rıfat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rıfat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hêjar the only survivor of a police raid on his Kurdish neighbors, takes refuge at his home. Gradually, he warms up to the kid and decides to reunite her with her family.

Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Budget

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Revenue

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A quietly moving story about an isolated old man's heart being cracked open by a traumatized child. It's a gentle film about how connection and kindness can emerge from the most fractured circumstances.

Mood

MelancholicHopeful

Themes

FamilyGriefIsolationRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Child endangerment

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