- Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds
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Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Tomris Giritlioğlu Written by Screenplay:
Tamer Baran
Etyen Mahçupyan
Novel:
Yılmaz KarakoyunluStarring Hülya Avşar
Kamran Usluer
Zuhal Olcay
Uğur Polat
Derya Alabora
Güven Kıraç
Zafer Algöz
Murat Daltaban
Nurseli İdiz
Yavuz BingölMusic by Tamer Çıray Cinematography Yavuz Türkeri
Ercan YılmazEditing by Avşar Film Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) November 19, 1999 Running time 120 min. Country Turkey Language Turkish Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (Turkish: Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri) is a 1999 Turkish drama film, directed by Tomris Giritlioğlu, based the historical novel of the same name by Yılmaz Karakoyunlu. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on was released on November 19, 1999, won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Award for Best Film, and was Turkey's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Production
The film was shot on location in Aşkale, Büyükada and Mardin.
Cast
- Hülya Avşar as Nora
- Kamran Usluer as Halit Bey
- Zuhal Olcay as Nefise
- Uğur Polat as Levon
- Derya Alabora as Nimet
- Güven Kıraç as Bekir
- Zafer Algöz as Durmuş
- Murat Daltaban as Clarinetist Artin
Awards
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
- Best Picture (Golden Orange): Tomris Giritlioğlu
- Best Actor: Uğur Polat
- Best Music: Tamer Çıray
- Best Art Direction: Ziya Ulkenciler
- Best Film Editing: Mevlüt Kocak
Istanbul International Film Festival
- Best Actor: Güven Kıraç[1]
See also
References
- ^ Istanbul Film Festival awards, retrieved 2008-08-08
External links
Cinema of Turkey 
Birds of Exile (1964) · Love and Grudge (1965) · Bozuk Düzen (1966) · Zalimler (1967) · İnce Cumali (1968) · Bir Çirkin Adam (1970) · Ankara Express (1971) · Zulüm (1972) · Hayat mı Bu (1973) · The Wedding (1974) · Anxiety (1975) · Deli Yusuf (1976) · The Dark-Veiled Bride (1977) · The Mine (1978) · Railroad / Yusuf and Kenan (1979) · The Herd (1980) · Not Awarded (1981) · Ugly But in Love (1982) · Faize Hücum (1983) · A Sip of Love (1984) · Dul Bir Kadın (1985) · Aaahh Belinda (1986) · Mr. Muhsin (1987) · Night Journey (1988) · Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989) · Women's Ward (1990) · The Secret Face (1991) · Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri (1992) · The Blue Exile (1993) · Lobster Pot (1994) · The Cockroach (1995) · Somersault in a Coffin (1996) · Hamam (1997) · The Wound (1998) · Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999) · The Raindrop (2000) · Big Man, Little Love (2001) · Distant (2002) · The Encounter (2003) · Toss-Up (2004) · Derivative (2005) · Destiny (2006) · Egg (2007) · The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008) · Cosmos / Bornova Bornova (2009) · Majority (2010) · Good Days to Come (2011)
Categories:- Turkish films
- Turkish-language films
- 1990s drama films
- Films set in 1942
- Films set in Istanbul
- Films shot in Turkey
- Golden Orange Award for Best Film winners
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