Movie: The Waiting Room

Top 7 Billed Cast

Zeki Demirkubuz
Zeki Demirkubuz

Ahmet

Nilüfer Açıkalın
Nilüfer Açıkalın

Serap

Nurhayat Kavrak Demirkubuz
Nurhayat Kavrak Demirkubuz

Elif

Serdar Orçin
Serdar Orçin

Kerem

Ufuk Bayraktar
Ufuk Bayraktar

Ferit

Eda Toksöz
Eda Toksöz

Sanem

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Telefondaki Adam

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    Ahmet, a filmmaker on Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', sinks into depression, alienates loved ones, and abandons his film.

  • Release Date

    2004-02-27

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    Türkçe
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