Movie: The Boy Who Stopped Talking

Top 4 Billed Cast

Erçan Orhan
Erçan Orhan

Mohammed Akkus (Memo)

Halsho Hussain
Halsho Hussain

Mustafa

Brader Musiki
Brader Musiki

Hüsnü Akkus

Husna Killi
Husna Killi

Fatma Akkus

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    Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.

  • Release Date

    1996-10-10

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    Nederlands
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