Blackout Night (1990)
Original title: Karartma geceleri
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In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into internal exile after World War Two, because the government suspects him of being a communist. Most of the movie follows him while he is on the lam, and during his reunion with his wife, who grows testy from the restrictions that hiding him impose on her. Eventually he turns himself in, and while in prison, suffers some torture. All the same, he endures with the flame of his spirit undiminished.
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Tarık Akan
Nurseli İdiz
Menderes Samancılar
Gökhan Mete
Bülent Bilgiç
İsmail Hakkı Şen
Kemal İnci
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What is Blackout Night about?
In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into internal exile after World War Two, because the government suspects him of being a communist. Most of the movie follows him while he is on the lam, and during his reunion with his wife, who grows testy from the restrictions that hiding him impose on her. Eventually he turns himself in, and while in prison, suffers some torture. All the same, he endures with the flame of his spirit undiminished.
How long is Blackout Night?
Blackout Night has a runtime of 85 minutes.