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Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Ugur Yucel

Writer
  
Ugur Yucel

Language
  
Turkish

7.8/10
IMDb

Director
  
Ugur Yucel

Music director
  
Erkan Ogur

Duration
  

Country
  
Turkey

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Release date
  
September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)

Initial release
  
September 24, 2004 (Turkey)

Cast
  
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
(Hayalet Cevher),
Olgun Şimşek
(Şeytan Rıdvan),
Engin Günaydın
(Sencer),
Settar Tanriogen
(Zeyyat),
Erkan Can
(Firuz)

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Toss-Up (Turkish: Yazı Tura) is a 2004 Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24), won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival including the Golden Orange for Best Film.

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Plot

Two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with disabilities. Cevher (nicknamed "the Ghost") has lost his hearing while Rıdvan (nicknamed "the Devil") has lost a leg. Both are emotionally and physically scarred and find difficulties in adjusting to normal civilian life.

Cast

  • Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (Cevher)
  • Olgun Şimşek (Rıdvan)
  • Bahri Beyat (Cemil Sandalcılar / Father Cemil)
  • Engin Günaydın (Sencer)
  • Seda Akman (Nazan)
  • Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı (Teoman)
  • Erkan Can (Firuz)
  • Eli Mango (Tasula)
  • Mizgin Kapazan (Şefika)
  • Levent Can (Hamit)
  • Şinasi Yurtsever (Basri)
  • Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (Maksut Sandalcılar / Uncle Maki)
  • Ülkü Duru (Melahat)
  • Haldun Boysan (Muhittin)

    • Awards

    The film won a record 11 awards at the 41st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (for Olgun Şimşek), Best Supporting Actor (for Bahri Beyat), Best Supporting Actress (for Eli Mango), Best Screenplay (for Uğur Yücel) and Best Music (for Erkan Oğur).

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