My Only Sunshine

Portrait of a lost childhood.

My Only Sunshine — Plot

Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.

• Release date
• March 5, 2009
• Runtime
• 121 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Reha Erdem

My Only Sunshine — Cast

Elit İşcan Hayat Erdal Beşikçioğlu Father Levend Yılmaz Grandfather Banu Fotocan Mother

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Handan Karaadam Kamile Nebil Sayın Man

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Ertan Tekin Boy Metin Yıldırım Grocer