The Mine (1978 film)
Maden (English: The Mine) is a 1978 Turkish film starring Cüneyt Arkın, Tarık Akan and Hale Soygazi, and directed by Yavuz Özkan. It is about a group of miners who decide to strike against a greedy mining company to demand better working conditions. The film is from the wave of political films in Turkey during the 1970s and actually represents one of the highest points of activism in the Turkish cinema as the Turkish left was in its peak point too.[1]
| Maden (The Mine) | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Yavuz Özkan |
| Written by | Yavuz Özkan |
| Starring | Cüneyt Arkın Tarık Akan Hale Soygazi |
Running time | 158 minutes (original) / 195 min (Director's Cut) / 90 min (Simplified) |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
Cast
- Cüneyt Arkın ... İlyas
- Tarık Akan ... Nurettin
- Hale Soygazi ... Halkacı Kadın
- Meral Orhonsay ... Nurettin's wife
- Halil Ergün ... Ömer
- Baki Tamer ... Union President
- Nurhan Nur ... Ayşe
- Ahmet Turgutlu ... Company Owner
- Aydın Haberdar ... unionist
- İhsan Yüce
Awards and nominations
- Golden Orange awards
- Best film
- Best actor (Tarık Akan)
- Best actress (Hale Soygazi)
- Best supporting actress (Meral Orhonsay)
Reception
- "Maden Filmi" (in Turkish). 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 23 Sep 2019.
- "Maden Filmi 36 Yıldır Vizyonda - Elif Akgül - bianet".
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