Movies by Halit Refiğ

The Stranger in Town

The Stranger in Town

A young engineer Aydin comes back to his hometown after years of education as a mining engineer in London. Selami, the owner of a local wood company, paid for Aydin's tuition and expenses. Selami has been the employer of Aydin's father in the past and he acts like an elder brother for Aydin, offers him to stay in his house. Aydin starts to work as the chief engineer in one of the mining companies. From the first day onwards Aydin opposes the mining practices imposed by Rahmi Bey, the owner of the company. He orders to stop mining and deals w...

My Aunt

My Aunt

Üftade has long been the object of men’s fury. In childhood, her stepfather constantly abused her, and later her marriage descends into vicious psychological domination. Throughout the years, her suffering is witnessed by her nephew who feels helpless to do anything about her condition.

Four Women in a Harem

Four Women in a Harem

One of the earliest Turkish films to display lesbianism, it tells the story of three women in Pasha's harem and a newcomer. The film was attacked by fundamentalists, who destroyed the reels during the screening at the Antalya Film Festival of 1966.

Şafak Bekçileri

Şafak Bekçileri

Watchmen of the Dawn is about the lives of pilots in the Turkish air force based in the mid-Anatolian town Eskisehir. Göksel is a young pilot with Faruk as his best friend and Aydan, a female lieutenant in the air base, as his platonic love interest. After his plane crashes, Göksel takes a 15-day leave of absence and visits his parents in Istanbul.

Birds of Exile

Birds of Exile

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

Alev Alev

Alev Alev

Madame

Madame

An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only friend, after her death. As she tries to find someone to take care of her cat, the generational clash of the times and the drastically changing urban identity of Istanbul confront her with an unpleasant prospect.

Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey

Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey

Canım Sana Feda

Canım Sana Feda

A modern triangular melodrama starring Cüneyt Arkin, Nilüfer Aydan, Muzaffer Tema.

Şehrazat

Şehrazat