
Acting
Hakan Balamir
Born 1945-08-07 · Istanbul, Turkey
Acting credits
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Üç Halka 25
1986
6.7In "The Bride with the Black Veil" (1975), director Süreyya Duru continues to focus on social issues, exposing problems of the peasants and feodal relations.
Kara Çarşaflı Gelin
1975
7.5A peasant woman who cannot bear children for her husband agrees to take in a concubine as a result of pressure from her community and finds the concubine herself. The new woman is also unable to bear children. However, the first woman becomes pregnant in the meantime. The jealous concubine slanders her, and the villagers tie the woman they call a "whore" to a tree to kill her. Her husband arrives in time to rescue her, and they leave the village.
The Second Wife
1974
6.3In the 1930s in Konya, Turkey, the famous belly dancer Cemile dreams of going to the big city. Murat falls in love with her.
Wife as Gramophone
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Doğru Yoldan Ayrılanlar
1976
7.0Seyit Ağa, who attends a wedding to which he was not invited, starts an endless blood feud. A film adaptation of Osman Şahin's short story "Kanın Masalı" (The Tale of Blood).
Blood
1985
NRThe story of a Turkish family living in Germany and their struggle for survival, as well as their relationship with their Greek friends, Niko.
Ölmez Ağacı
1984
NRThere is an unexpected close relationship between Ahmet and Melek. Meanwhile, the release of Melek's husband from prison causes things to mess up.
Bez Bebek
1988
6.0Gurbet works as a farmer with her father, Hüseyin Çavuş. She and Halil are in love with each other. Halil works as a laborer in the city to earn money to build a house and buy a field. Çılgan Ağa, who has taken over the fields of the villagers in the area by putting them into debt, is also in love with Gurbet. Çılgan gives Hüseyin Çavuş debts he cannot repay. By extending the repayment period and giving additional loans, he gains his trust. Hüseyin Çavuş falls ill and dies. To pay off her father's debt, Gurbet puts herself up for auction. She will marry the one who offers the most money. During the auction, Çılgan Ağa not only offers the highest amount but also promises to forgive all the villagers' debts. Unable to withstand the villagers' pressure, Gurbet agrees to marry Çılgan Ağa.
Namus Borcu
1973
6.0Ponente Feneri is about a woman lighthouse keeper who lives on a deserted island with her elderly mother and daughter, and a man who takes refuge on the island. Şahin Gök is in the director's chair and the cast of the movie includes names such as Hülya Koçyiğit, Hakan Balamir, Arzu Aydın, Mine Çayıroğlu, Kazım Kartal.
Ponente Lighthouse
1988
6.3Nalan reminds Murat of his wife who died in the lake. After a while, Murat convinces himself that Nalan is his dead wife, Sabiha. Murat loses his sense of reality when a new man gets involved.
The Lake
1982
9.5Based on a well-known Turkish novel, Dilan narrates the story of a peasant woman who decides to avenge the murder of her lover. In a remote village in Southeastern Turkey, two men are in love with beautiful Dilan: the rich Paso and the poor but brave Mirkan. When Dilan chooses Mirkan, Paso has the youth killed by one of his men. Dilan marries Paso, but she murders him on their wedding night and runs away to the mountains. A tragic love story as well as a realistic portrait of the existence of the rural people of Anatolia, Dilan was shown at several international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
Dilan
1987
6.5Hacer recently joined a factory where Hasan works and brings hope to her life. The two get married. Hacer is worried about the working conditions in the factory; she has a relationship with Hasan after she establishes a relationship with the union. Because of their disagreements, they are driven towards disaster.
Blood Money
1974
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Destan
1980
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Rumuz Goncagül
1987
4.5Yaprak is just one of thousands of young women, who leave their quiet village lives behind them to seek their fortune in Istanbul. But the reality of life in a big city is harsh, and Yaprak is forced to take a job in one of the cities licensed brothels. Her beauty and youth make her popular with the patrons and she is soon the focus of the attention of two men; Necmi, a spineless but well meaning young man, and Arab, a deranged pimp who has recently lost his main source of income, his wife Zargana. Necmi wants to take Yaprak away from her nightmare existence, but soon finds himself forced to separate from her by the viscous Arab. Arab spends all of Yaprak's money, but after a savage attack on her, she comes to her senses. She and Necmi get married and as Yaprak says farewell to her friends in the brothel, Arab returns for the last time to seek his brutal revenge...
Number 14
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kurşun Ata Ata Biter
1985
8.5A young man who grew up with an orphan girl and realizes that one day he is in love with her, but he cannot express his love. The young girl also loves her, but she can't even say it to herself.
There Is a Wound in My Heart
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ölüm Nöbet Bekliyor
1972
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Sarı Bela
1985
7.0The film tells the story of the love between shepherd Ahmet and Gülbahar, the daughter of a lord. One day, a horse begins to wait at Ahmet's door. Ahmet tells his mentor Sofi Dede about this incident. Sofi Dede says that the horse is a gift from God to Ahmet. After a while, it becomes clear that the horse belongs to Mahmut Han. However, according to custom, Ahmet cannot return the horse. The people of Ağrı also stand behind Ahmet. Amidst all this, a love story begins between Ahmet and Mahmut Han's daughter, Gülbahar.
The Legend of Mount Agrı
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bir Aşk Bin Ölüm
1972
10.0This romantic melodrama tells the sad story of a platonic love between Ümmühan and Selman.
The Prisoner
1973
7.0Workers' struggle for justice triggers the political tensions of the period.
Güneşli Bataklık
1978
Behind the camera
6.0Ponente Feneri is about a woman lighthouse keeper who lives on a deserted island with her elderly mother and daughter, and a man who takes refuge on the island. Şahin Gök is in the director's chair and the cast of the movie includes names such as Hülya Koçyiğit, Hakan Balamir, Arzu Aydın, Mine Çayıroğlu, Kazım Kartal.
Ponente Lighthouse
1988
NRThe story of a political prisoner who worked as a cotton picker after his release from prison, and a foreman who took a stand against him for fear that his interests would be jeopardized.
Bir Irmağa Yolculuk
1988
4.5No synopsis available yet.
Kördüğüm
1977