Maden (English: The Mine) is a 1978 Turkish film starring Cüneyt Arkın, Tarık Akan and Hale Soygazi, and directed by Yavuz Özkan. It is about a group of miners who decide to strike against a greedy mining company to demand better working conditions. The film is from the wave of political films in Turkey during the 1970s and actually represents one of the highest points of activism in the Turkish cinema as the Turkish left was in its peak point too.[1]
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Maden (The Mine) | |
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Directed by | Yavuz Özkan |
Written by | Yavuz Özkan |
Starring | Cüneyt Arkın Tarık Akan Hale Soygazi |
Running time | 158 minutes (original) / 195 min (Director's Cut) / 90 min (Simplified) |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
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Golden Orange Award for Best Film | |
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