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(Redirected from Hejar (film)) 2001 film by Handan İpekçi

Big Man, Little Love

Directed by	Handan İpekçi
Written by	Handan İpekçi
Produced by	Handan İpekçi Nikos Kanakis Dénes Szekeres
Starring	Şükran Güngör Dilan Erçetin Füsun Demirel Yıldız Kenter İsmail Hakkı Şen Sevinc Erol
Cinematography	Erdal Kahraman
Edited by	Nikos Kanakis
Music by	Mazlum Çimen Serdar Yalçın
Release date	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	Turkey Hungary Greece
Languages	Turkish, Kurdish

Big Man, Little Love (Turkish: Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, Kurdish: Hêjar) is a 2001 international co-production drama film, written and directed by Handan İpekçi, about an orphaned Kurdish child and a Turkish pensioner thrown together by circumstance. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19), won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Cairo, Cologne and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange for Best Film, and was Turkey's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

An orphaned Kurdish child (Hêjar) and a Turkish pensioner (Rıfat) are thrown together by circumstance. Rıfat, a widowed retired judge, refuses to get involved in politics. He is forced out of his solitude, when Hêjar the only survivor of a police raid on his Kurdish neighbors, takes refuge at his home. Gradually, he warms up to the kid and decides to reunite her with her family.

Cast

Şükran Güngör as Rıfat Bey
Dilan Erçetin as Hêjar
Füsun Demirel as Sakine
Yıldız Kenter as Müzeyyen Hanım
İsmail Hakkı Şen as Evdo Emmi

Awards

Golden Orange & Special Jury Awards (Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor & Actress), Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2001.
Silver Pyramid Award, Cairo International Film Festival, 2002.
Best Screenplay Award, Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival, 2002.
People's Choice Award, Istanbul International Film Festival, 2003.

External links

Hejar at IMDb
Hejar, Reviewed by Neil Smith, BBC, Jan. 2003.

v t e Golden Orange Award for Best Film
Birds of Exile (1964) Love and Grudge (1965) Bozuk Düzen (1966) Zalimler (1967) İnce Cumali (1968) Bir Çirkin Adam (1970) Ankara Express (1971) Zulüm (1972) Hayat mı Bu (1973) The Wedding (1974) Anxiety (1975) Deli Yusuf (1976) The Dark-Veiled Bride (1977) The Mine (1978) Railroad / Yusuf and Kenan (1979) The Herd (1980) Not Awarded (1981) Ugly But in Love (1982) Faize Hücum (1983) A Sip of Love (1984) Dul Bir Kadın (1985) Aaahh Belinda (1986) Mr. Muhsin (1987) Gece Yolculuğu (1988) Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989) Women's Ward (1990) The Secret Face (1991) Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri (1992) The Blue Exile (1993) Lobster Pot (1994) The Cockroach (1995) Somersault in a Coffin (1996) Hamam (1997) The Wound (1998) Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999) The Raindrop (2000) Big Man, Little Love (2001) Distant (2002) The Encounter (2003) Toss-Up (2004) Derivative (2005) Destiny (2006) Egg (2007) The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008) Cosmos / Bornova Bornova (2009) Majority (2010) Good Days to Come (2011) Güzelliğin On Par’ Etmez (2012) Cennetten Kovulmak & Kusursuzlar (2013) Kuzu (2014) Sarmaşık (2015) Mavi Bisiklet (2016) Melekler Beyaz Giyer (2017) 3 Faces (2018) Bozkır (2019)

Golden Orange Award for Best Film

Birds of Exile (1964)
Love and Grudge (1965)
Bozuk Düzen (1966)
Zalimler (1967)
İnce Cumali (1968)
Bir Çirkin Adam (1970)
Ankara Express (1971)
Zulüm (1972)
Hayat mı Bu (1973)
The Wedding (1974)
Anxiety (1975)
Deli Yusuf (1976)
The Dark-Veiled Bride (1977)
The Mine (1978)
Railroad / Yusuf and Kenan (1979)
The Herd (1980)
Not Awarded (1981)
Ugly But in Love (1982)
Faize Hücum (1983)
A Sip of Love (1984)
Dul Bir Kadın (1985)
Aaahh Belinda (1986)
Mr. Muhsin (1987)
Gece Yolculuğu (1988)
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
Women's Ward (1990)
The Secret Face (1991)
Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri (1992)
The Blue Exile (1993)
Lobster Pot (1994)
The Cockroach (1995)
Somersault in a Coffin (1996)
Hamam (1997)
The Wound (1998)
Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999)
The Raindrop (2000)
Big Man, Little Love (2001)
Distant (2002)
The Encounter (2003)
Toss-Up (2004)
Derivative (2005)
Destiny (2006)
Egg (2007)
The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008)
Cosmos / Bornova Bornova (2009)
Majority (2010)
Good Days to Come (2011)
Güzelliğin On Par’ Etmez (2012)
Cennetten Kovulmak & Kusursuzlar (2013)
Kuzu (2014)
Sarmaşık (2015)
Mavi Bisiklet (2016)
Melekler Beyaz Giyer (2017)
3 Faces (2018)
Bozkır (2019)

v t e Turkish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
2001–2020	Big Man, Little Love (2001) 9 (2002) Uzak (2003) Lovelorn (2005) Ice Cream, I Scream (2006) Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2007) Three Monkeys (2008) I Saw the Sun (2009) Honey (2010) Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) Where the Fire Burns (2012) The Butterfly's Dream (2013) Winter Sleep (2014) Sivas (2015) Cold of Kalandar (2016) Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017) The Wild Pear Tree (2018) Commitment (2019) Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2020)
2021–present	Commitment Hasan (2021) Kerr (2022) About Dry Grasses (2023) Life (2024)

Turkish submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

2001–2020

Big Man, Little Love (2001)
9 (2002)
Uzak (2003)
Lovelorn (2005)
Ice Cream, I Scream (2006)
Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2007)
Three Monkeys (2008)
I Saw the Sun (2009)
Honey (2010)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Where the Fire Burns (2012)
The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
Winter Sleep (2014)
Sivas (2015)
Cold of Kalandar (2016)
Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)
The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
Commitment (2019)
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2020)

2021–present

Commitment Hasan (2021)
Kerr (2022)
About Dry Grasses (2023)
Life (2024)

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