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Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır (Kurdish: Min Dît; Turkish: Ben Gördüm; both meaning I saw) is a 2009 Kurdish-language Turkish drama film, written, produced and directed by German-based Kurdish filmmaker Miraz Bezar, based on a story co-written with Alevi-Kurdish journalist and short-story writer Evrim Alataş, about street children in the eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on April 2, 2010 (2010-04-02), was the first Turkish film produced in the Kurdish language and won awards at film festivals in San Sebastian, where it premiered, Antalya and Istanbul.
Original Release
09/19/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Senay Orak | Gülîstan |
| Muhammed Al | Firat |
| Hakan Karsak | Nuri Kaya |
| Suzan Ilir | Zelal |
| Berîvan Ayaz | Dilan 'Dilara' |
| Fahriye Çelik | Mother |
| Alisan Önlü | Father |
| Berîvan Eminoglu | Aunt Yakbun |
| Mehmet Inci | Mikail |
| Çekdar Korkusuz | Çekdar |
Directors
Writers
Evrim Alatas, Ricky Watson, Miraz Bezar
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Senay Orak | Gülîstan |
| Muhammed Al | Firat |
| Hakan Karsak | Nuri Kaya |
| Suzan Ilir | Zelal |
| Berîvan Ayaz | Dilan 'Dilara' |
| Fahriye Çelik | Mother |
| Alisan Önlü | Father |
| Berîvan Eminoglu | Aunt Yakbun |
| Mehmet Inci | Mikail |
| Çekdar Korkusuz | Çekdar |
| Recep Özer | Bindest |
| Dilan Akdemir | Mrs. Songul's daughter |
| Yavuz Akkuzu | Pharmacist |
| Mukaddes Alatas | Dressy Woman |
| Ihsan Arat | Man giving the ticket |
| M. Tayfur Aydin | Child Trafficker |
| Leyla Batgi | Mrs. Songul |
| Arges Celik | Nuri's son |
| Suleyman Cicek | Helper |
| Alican Culum | Neighbor Kemel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Miraz Bezar | Producer |
| Fatih Akin | Producer |
| Saliha Kutlay | Producer |
| Klaus Maeck | Producer |
| Tobias Siebert | Producer |
| Christian Springer | Producer |
| Flaminio Zadra | Producer |
