In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Mehmet
The production budget was $16.0M.
The runtime is 138 minutes (2h 18m).
The film features dialogue in 6 languages: Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Spanish, Turkish.
It was a co-production between: Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Russia, Poland, Jordan, Turkey.
The film was directed by Fatih Akin.
The screenplay was written by Mardik Martin and Fatih Akin.
The score was composed by Alexander Hacke.
Cinematography was handled by Rainer Klausmann.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt2245171.
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The Cut
Released
16
العربية, , English, , Español, Türkçe
Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Russia, Poland, Jordan, Turkey
$16,000,000
