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Birds of Exile

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Producing House

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1964-04-12

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: Halit Refiğ

Spoken language: Türkçe

Genres: Drama

Original title: Birds of Exile

Production Companies: Artist Film, Acar Film

Production Countries: Turkey

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