Levent Üzümcü

Acting

Levent Üzümcü

Born

1972-07-06 (54)

Place of birth

Izmir, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

Ve perde! poster
6.5

A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.

Ve perde!

2016

Not Knowing poster
5.4

Selma and Sinan are a couple who now find it difficult to endure each other. At the end of high school, rumors start circulating about their son Umut, who is gay. While Selma and Sinan are trying to cope with their tiring marriage, Umut suddenly disappears.

Not Knowing

2019

Merhaba Güzel Vatanım poster
5.8

Biopic of the Turkish poet Nâzim Hikmet and Ahmet Ümit, who followed in his footsteps. Based on the real-life stories of the two writers, the film explores the impact of Nâzım Hikmet's journey to Moscow on Ahmet Ümit's turbulent life and his move to Moscow in the 1980s. The film, which also features important segments of Turkish history, highlights the most dramatic aspects of the writers' challenging journeys while emphasizing the redemptive power of art and literature. Embracing the slogan "Life is short, art is long," the film explores how two young people were transformed into writers by the influence of their era.

Merhaba Güzel Vatanım

2019

Papaz Kimde poster
NR

One of Istanbul's old neighborhoods wakes up to the news of Binnaz Hanım's death. Binnaz is the mother of Birol and Şenol. Shocked by her death, Binnaz Hanım regains consciousness after a while. Hilmi, a fake imam, leads the funeral prayer. Upon seeing that Binnaz Hanım has regained consciousness, Hilmi, Birol, and Şenol decide to rob a bank, taking Eda along with them. They hide the stolen money inside the coffin, disguised as funeral decorations, and set off for the cemetery. The fake imam tries to outsmart his friends and take the money for himself. The four friends, with the mafia hot on their heels, face every possible misfortune.

Papaz Kimde

2011

Riverbanks poster
5.5

A minefield by the Evros River. The border. A platoon of sappers are struggling to clear it. Yannis is among them. Gangs transfer immigrants and refugees across the border-river. Sometimes the minefield breaks its dark silence. Chryssa, who takes the children across, will stumble on Yannis. Challenging death is their common fate. She will be lost. Yannis will stay behind trying to understand what love is, through a miracle.

Riverbanks

2015

2000s · 3 titles

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