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Life is Beautiful When You Are in Love

Life is Beautiful When You Are in Love

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Life is Beautiful When You Are in Love

"Turkish Pollyanna's story."

1971

1h 34m

6.5(16 votes)

Comedy

Family

Drama

Romance

Overview

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

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Arzu Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Zeynep Değirmencioğlu

Zeynep Değirmencioğlu

Ayşe

Sertan Acar

Sertan Acar

Ali

Ömer Dönmez

Ömer Dönmez

Ömer

Münir Özkul

Münir Özkul

Deli Amca

Semra Sar

Semra Sar

Handan

Metin Serezli

Metin Serezli

Doktor Ferit

Suna Pekuysal

Suna Pekuysal

Peyker

Nedret Güvenç

Nedret Güvenç

Nermin

Fatma Belgen

Fatma Belgen

Gülay

Mürüvvet Sim Caymaz

Mürüvvet Sim Caymaz

Aşçı

Creative team

Directed by: Temel Gürsu
Written by: Hamdi Değirmencioğlu
Produced by: Nahit Ataman

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