Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

7.9/1019891h 30mReleased

Drama

Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Released: Apr 14, 1989

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Nur Sürer

İnci

Ozan Bilen

Barış

Füsun Demirel

Fatma

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